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No plans for state-sponsored mass vaccination site on Cape

BOSTON (AP) — The federal government needs to do a better job letting states know how much vaccine they can expect to receive so they can best plan how to

SANDWICH — "As a leader, youve got to lead from the front," Sandwich Police Chief Peter Wack said. Wack was the first person to receive a shot of the Moderna vaccine during a Monday clinic for Upper Cape first responders at the Sandwich Human Services building. Police and firefighters don’t have the luxury of sequestering themselves during the pandemic, as they routinely enter people’s homes, Wack said. The goal is to vaccinate “a large majority of the population so we can end this viru...

Mark Forest was only a few hours into his new role as Barnstable County Commissioner when he started getting barraged by constituent questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. “My phone hasn’t stopped ringing,” Forest said during a meeting of the three Barnstable County commissioners Wednesday. “We’re getting calls from people who are upset,” said Forest, who was sworn in Monday. People want to know, “Who do I call? Where do I go?” Forest said. Under the three-phase vaccination sched...

Cape Cod and Falmouth hospitals are filled nearly to capacity as a record number of COVID-19 patients strains the local health care system, Cape Cod Healthcare President and CEO Michael K. Lauf said Wednesday. Coronavirus cases surged to 71 between Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis and Falmouth Hospital on Tuesday — the most ever, Lauf said. As of Wednesday, the hospitals had a total of 66 patients with coronavirus.  That is 20 more patients than were hospitalized in Hyannis and Falmouth on April...

Year ends with surge of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations; health officials fear further increase after holidays

More COVID-19 testing sites are expected to come online next week as Outer Cape Health Services plans to double the testing hours at its Wellfleet and Provincetown locations and have another site up and running at its Harwich Port clinic. Outer Cape Health Services expects to be able to offer free rapid tests for asymptomatic people by mid-week, CEO Patricia Nadle said Thursday during a press briefing by the Reopening Cape Cod Task Force. Expanded testing on the Outer Cape, as well as Hyannis ...