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HYANNIS — Paula Borowski, of Hyannis, was eager to get immunized against COVID-19, but she dreaded the idea of having to travel to a mass vaccination site off-Cape or spending hours online trying to book an appointment. As full-time head baker at the Cottage Street Bakery in Orleans who also works one day a week at Buckies in Dennisport, Borowski, 64, has precious little time to chase vaccines. It turned out that getting her first shot of Pfizer was a piece of cake. Close to noon on Tuesday, Borowski walked into a vaccination clinic at the Barnstable Adult Community Center in Hyannis and fo...

Cape Cod Times COVID-19 vaccinations began rolling out in mid-December on Cape Cod as part of a three-phase schedule set up by Massachusetts health officials. Phase two began Feb. 1 and people ages 75 and up are the first group eligible for vaccinations. Each phase is subdivided by eligible groups of people based on age, health risks, jobs and other factors. Vaccinations for the general public will begin in April in phase three. In the latest: Gov. Charlie Baker opened up phase two COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday, Feb. 18, to about 1 million people age 65 and up. But Cape Cod officials sa...

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...

The rates of new COVID-19 cases appear to be on the decline, health officials said.

By WXTK News Feb 5, 2021 The Barnstable County Commissioners passed a resolution yesterday calling for Governor Charlie Baker to open a mass Covid-19 vaccination site on Cape Cod immediately.   The Cape has seen several regional vaccine clinics all quickly fill up, including ones being held this week at the Cape Cod Fairgrounds in Falmouth and the Melody Tent in Hyannis.   Officials said during a public phone briefing that additional vaccination clinics are coming in Orleans, Truro and Eastham.  Photo: Getty Images North America