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HADLEY A former member of the town’s Select Board is alleging the current board violated the state’s Open Meeting Law when it adopted a new policy related to COVID-19 vaccinations and access to municipal buildings.The complaint, filed by John Allen.
Hadley Select Board creates new vaccine policy
Hadley Select Board Chairman David J. Fill II GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Hadley Town Hall GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 5/13/2021 4:41:19 PM
HADLEY Worry that residents and employees who don’t get a COVID-19 vaccine, or other similar vaccinations, will not be allowed inside municipal buildings or onto town-owned spaces prompted the Select Board to create a policy to safeguard public access.
In a 4-1 vote Wednesday, with board member Jane Nevinsmith dissenting, the new vaccine policy states that “the public shall not be denied access to town buildings, facilities, property, or events based upon vaccine status unless otherwise required by law.”
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Community vaccine rollout could begin next month
Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton has not turned away patients and is offering all non-COVID-19 related services, such as elective surgeries, with only rare exceptions, a hospital official said. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
By JACQUELYN VOGHEL
HADLEY Cooley Dickinson Health Care officials signaled last week that community rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine is likely to begin in early to mid-February and last for six months.
Cooley Dickinson Hospital has administered around 1,100 first doses of the vaccine in the first phase of the vaccination rollout, with 380 people having also received the second of the two doses, reported Dr. Estevan Garcia, chief medical officer at Cooley Dickinson Health Care. The first phase includes health care providers who work directly with patients, long-term care facilties and health care workers in non-COVID-19 facing care.