Updated: 6:34 PM EST Feb 16, 2021
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LAUNCH WENT. MARY: DESPITE THE WEATHER, THINGS WENT CRACKED -- THINGS WENT QUITE WELL. DELIVERING HUNDREDS OF VACCINES, 2000 VACCINES A DAY IS THE EVENTUAL GOAL. >> THIS IS MY BIRTHDAY, SO I WAS VERY HAPPY. MARY: GETTING THEIR FIRST VACCINE CLOSE TO HOME IS A GIFT. >> THIS HAS BEEN VERY SMOOTH TODAY AND VERY EXCITING TO DRIVE INTO THE PARKING LOT AND SEE YOUR TIME UP ON THE SCOREBOARD, AND THEN -- SO IT’S GREAT. MARY: THIS IS THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE VACCINATION SITES IN OTHER STATE AND CITY HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE, THIS IS A LOCAL TEAM EFFORT. EXITS A FANTASTIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN COMMONWEALTH MEDICAL AND WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY, AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THAT COLLABORATION AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. >> THE TEAM GOT THE LOCATION AND STAFFING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN IN A FEW WEEKS. INCLUDING 1700 STRONG. >> WE PUT UP A PORTAL AND HAVE BEEN RECRUITING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STUDENTS FROM MEDICAL SCHOOLS, NURSING SCHOOLS FROM THE AREA AND AROUND THE STATE. >> EVANGELINE WILSON HAS BEEN TRYING FOR WEEKS TO GET HER SHOT. >> I AM RELIEVED THAT I GOT THE FIRST ONE IN THREE WEEKS AND I WILL GET THE SECOND VACCINE, AND HOPEFULLY I WON’T GET THE COVID AT ALL. MARY: THE SIGN UP FOR A VACCINE HERE, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE STATE WEBSITE OR HOTLINE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A VOLUNTEER YOU WILL FIND A LINK ON OUR HOMEPAG