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Cyr: We are ready
13,000 over-65 residents attend COVID Task Force phone call Wednesday; Cape has the best infrastructure in the state
Bronwen Howells Walsh
Sen. Julian Cyr (D-Truro) and members of the Cape Cod COVID-19 Task Force on Wednesday reassured 13,000 callers age 65 and up that we are ready to administer vaccines once equipped with proper supply.
Part info session and part pep talk, the state s legislative delegation, Cape Cod Healthcare and Barnstable County officials spent close to 90 minutes detailing plans for county drive-through vaccine clinics running at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis and the Barnstable County Fairgrounds in Falmouth.
State Sen. Julian Cyr, D-Truro, said hundreds of older Cape Codders do not have access to the internet or computer services that are currently required to book vaccination appointments on the state’s scheduling system.
But now Cape officials know how to contact many of them and offer assistance, Cyr said during a Cape Cod COVID-19 Response Task Force press teleconference Thursday morning.
The individuals came to light during a Wednesday night robocall briefing put on by the task force for Barnstable County residents ages 65 and older.
During the town hall-style phone briefing, 604 people on the line responded by dialing “1” when asked if they lacked internet or computer access at home, Cyr said.
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Task force will robocall 50,000 Cape Codders over 65 with vaccine news [Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.]
Feb. 2 The Cape Cod COVID-19 Response Task Force has scheduled a Wednesday phone briefing for Cape Codders over 65 to discuss vaccination access. The call comes in response to mounting concerns about the phase two rollout.
The task force also said residents can now sign up for email notifications (see below) to receive 24-hour advance notice when a Barnstable County COVID-19 clinic is opening for registration.
“The phone briefing will be held through a phone conferencing service that will proactively call the home phone numbers for approximately 50,000 Cape Codders over 65 to join the call just before it begins on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.,” task force communications director Geoff Spillane said in a press release.
By Cynthia McCormick
Cape Cod Times
The Cape Cod COVID-19 Response Task Force has scheduled a Wednesday phone briefing for Cape Codders over 65 to discuss vaccination access. The call comes in response to mounting concerns about the phase two rollout.
The task force also said residents can now sign up for email notifications (see below) to receive 24-hour advance notice when a Barnstable County COVID-19 clinic is opening for registration. The phone briefing will be held through a phone conferencing service that will proactively call the home phone numbers for approximately 50,000 Cape Codders over 65 to join the call just before it begins on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., task force communications director Geoff Spillane said in a press release.
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