Vaccine hunt: ‘A wild goose chase’
The daughter of Chris and Cheryl Mattocks found them appointments for shots, but they were canceled. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Chris and Cheryl Mattocks at their home in Belchertown, where they have stayed mostly indoors for the last nine months. “Our favorite thing to do is eat breakfast out and go to the movies, neither of which we have been able to do for the past year,” Chris Mattocks said about getting the vaccine and being able to leave their home more freely. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Published: 1/31/2021 10:34:07 AM
AMHERST Just days before Massachusetts opens Phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Amherst resident Meg Robertson felt prepared to book an appointment for her mother, who qualifies for the vaccine because of her age.
World War II veteran Donald Scott’s COVID vaccination ends weeks of anxious waiting
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
Posted Jan 15, 2021
World War II veteran Donald Scott of Ludlow expects to receive his COVID-19 vaccine soon after weeks of waiting.
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LUDLOW On Friday, weeks of waiting and anxiety ended when 97-year-old World War II veteran Donald Scott received his coronavirus vaccination.
“He is doing well. They called and got him in there super quick because of his age,” said son-in-law Gary Provencher.
Until this week, the path to Scott’s vaccination had been, in the eyes of Gary and his wife Kathy Provencher, anything but “super quick.”
At 97, World War II veteran Donald Scott is awaiting the COVID vaccine
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
Posted Jan 13, 2021
World War II veteran Donald Scott of Ludlow expects to receive his COVID-19 vaccine soon after weeks of waiting.
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LUDLOW A Ludlow couple was looking for answers. A return phone call, email or a knowledgeable human voice would have been nice.
But most of all, they wanted a vaccine for a 97-year-old World War II veteran they felt should be a priority recipient in the fight against COVID-19.
On Wednesday, Gary and Kathy Provencher finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel. After weeks of waiting and anxiety from dealing with a daunting bureaucracy, Kathy’s father, Donald Scott, should be getting vaccinated soon.
Vaccine rollout underway: VA, Holyoke Health Center receive first shipments of Moderna vaccine
VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System in Leeds gave its first COVID-19 vaccine Monday to resident Kevin James Bates, 68, a Vietnam veteran who served in the Army from 1970 to 1973. VA CENTRAL WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
Entrance to the VA medical center in Leeds. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 12/24/2020 11:21:19 AM
NORTHAMPTON Providing Moderna’s vaccine to residents and front-line workers at the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System in Leeds this week initiated the start of the next phase of protecting the most vulnerable populations from COVID-19 infection.
“Receiving the vaccine is like having hope delivered,” Duane Gill, director of the VA, said in a statement issued after inoculations began Monday. “As vaccine supplies increase, our ultimate goal is to offer COVID-19 vaccination to all veterans and employees who want to be vaccinated.”
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