State expands role of UMass vaccination site
Stickers on hand at the Bangs Community Center in Amherst where first responders were receiving their first COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST As Fenway Park in Boston joins Gillette Stadium in Foxborough as a mass vaccination site, the University of Massachusetts has expanded its role in administering COVID-19 vaccines in western Massachusetts.
The Baker-Polito administration announced Jan. 19 that the UMass site at the Campus Center will be providing vaccinations for all eligible groups in Phase 1 of the state’s vaccine distribution plan.
The site has been for first responders only since opening Jan. 11. Now, congregate care and shelter staff, as well as clinical and non-clinical health care workers doing direct and COVID-facing care, along with personnel from long-term care facilities, rest homes and assisted living facilities, can be served there.
State expands role of UMass vaccination site
Stickers on hand at the Bangs Community Center in Amherst, where first responders were receiving their first COVID-19 vaccinations on Jan. 12. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
Published: 1/24/2021 3:01:16 PM
AMHERST As Fenway Park in Boston joins Gillette Stadium in Foxborough as a mass vaccination site, the University of Massachusetts Amherst will expand its role in administering COVID-19 vaccines in Western Massachusetts.
The Baker-Polito Administration announced last week that the UMass site, at the Campus Center, will provide vaccinations for all eligible groups in Phase 1 of the state’s vaccine distribution plan.
The site has been for first responders only since opening on Jan. 11. Now, congregate care and shelter staff, as well as clinical and non-clinical health care workers doing direct and COVID-facing care, and personnel from long-term care facilities, rest homes and assisted living facilities, can be served there.
AMHERST As Fenway Park in Boston joins Gillette Stadium in Foxborough as a mass vaccination site, the University of Massachusetts will expand its role in administering COVID-19 vaccines in western Massachusetts.The Baker-Polito Administration.
UMass to meet growing demand as state rolls out vaccine plans
January 19, 2021
AMHERST, Mass – In partnership with Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration, UMass Amherst today announced that it will expand its role in distributing COVID-19 vaccines, providing vaccinations for the foreseeable future in concert with the criteria and timeline of the state’s phased vaccination plan.
Currently, the Commonwealth is in Phase One of vaccine distribution, with first responders, COVID-facing healthcare workers (including college health staff), and congregate care and shelter staff eligible to receive the vaccine at the UMass facility. All eligible individuals must schedule an appointment in advance for the vaccine at www.umass.edu/coronavirus/vaccine.