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Mobile vaccine clinic considered for Cambridge s underserved areas
Adam Sennott
Wicked Local
As the city prepares for general public inoculation as part of Phase 3 of the state s vaccination program, officials will explore the possibility of creating a mobile COVID-19 vaccination program, bringing vaccines directly to residents in underserved communities.
The council asked City Manager Louis DePasquale on Monday night to consider the feasibility of retrofitting existing municipal vehicles or renting vehicles to create a mobile vaccine clinic. The program would help ensure residents of color, low-income residents, and those without adequate transportation to mass vaccinations sites have access to the vaccine.
Katherine Sabido
Wicked Local
As the state maintains control over the order in which residents can be vaccinated, Cambridge must find alternative ways to prioritize its Black and brown communities during vaccination rollout.
Cambridge councilors adopted a policy order Feb. 3 that called on the city manager to create a plan, in partnership with the Cambridge Public Health Department (CPHD) and local affordable housing organizations, that will ensure “underrepresented” communities including Black and brown communities will be vaccinated in a timely and orderly manner.
As the city prepares for general public inoculation, councilors asked the city manager Monday to explore the feasibility of offering mobile clinics to bring the vaccine directly to residents in underserved areas.
UMass Medical School called a unionization vote this week by physicians in training a first step in a process and called the residents and fellows valued members of its healthcare teams.