With homelessness continuing to rise in Worcester, South Middlesex Opportunity Council unveiled a new medical services program at its Queen Street triage center.
On Thursday. UMass Memorial Health at the Mercantile Center had walk-in vaccination appointments available.
Dr. Robert Klugman, medical director of employee health and occupational health at UMass Memorial Health, said the vaccines are kept frozen in the refrigerators, and are thawed out as needed throughout the day. If there are any cancellations, Klugman said the Mercantile Center clinic will reach out to a list of interested people.
After a vaccine is thawed at a clinic, Klugman said it must be used between four to six hours. The doses come in vials that can fill six to 10 doses, and the small number of doses in a vial help to ensure that a large number of doses do not go to waste, Klugman said.