Sandwich and Barnstable both held vax clinics for first responders
SANDWICH — Town officials said they vaccinated about 250 residents ages 85 and over this week as part of a municipal COVID-19 immunization effort. Assistant Town Manager Heather Harper said the town plans to continue to reach out to residents 85 and over who have called the town's helpline, which went live on Jan. 19. But she urged people to grab the first COVID-19 vaccination they can, be it at a mass vaccination site off Cape, through a pharmacy or a regional clinic sponsored by Barnstable County. “If you can get (an appointment), take it,” Harper said Friday. “Don’t wait for us...