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Boston-Based Care Group Begins Providing In-Home Vaccine To Neediest Clients
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is seen, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Boston.
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Commonwealth Care Alliance of Boston this week became the first Massachusetts community-based healthcare organization proving in-home COVID-19 vaccinations to people with severe needs that keep them from travelling to a vaccine site.
The group will vaccinate nearly 500 eligible homebound residents, and has so far provided 75 vaccines.
Dr. Robert MacArthur, Chief Medical Officer for Commonwealth Care Alliance, said his group provides healthcare for 38,000 members with significant needs who require two-person assistance to leave their homes. The group was chosen, he said, because of its history of caring for members with complex needs in Springfield, Worcester and Boston.
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