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Workers, including Clarivel Amy (right), at a mobile vaccination site organized by Holyoke Health Center try to convince people to pull into the parking lot outside the Boys and Girls Club in Chicopee, Massachusetts. (Karen Brown/NEPM) Although Massachusetts has one of the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country, Hampden County has the lowest rate in the state — with major racial and ethnic disparities among who is getting the shot. Local health departments are focused on making the vaccine as visible and convenient as possible for hard-to-reach populations, but that’s often not...

Holyoke, Chicopee roll out COVID vaccine bus Updated May 06, 2021; HOLYOKE – When the COVID-19 vaccine bus arrived, Maria and Gilberto Vargas and other members of their church were ready to step aboard. The couple was among more than 120 people who were vaccinated on Thursday when Holyoke Health Center and Tufts Health Plan – Harvard Pilgrim Health unveiled the area’s first mobile clinic at Veteran’s Park on Maple Street. The couple, who live in Springfield, learned about the free, walk-up clinic on Wednesday from a congregation member. “A customer passed the information to her and...

A statewide health care plan is working with the health center by providing the bus and marketing help.

Chicopee to open 2 COVID vaccine sites after months of waiting Updated Apr 21, 2021; Facebook Share CHICOPEE — After doing the hard work to set up a COVID-19 vaccination clinic, then developing a second when the state switched gears, the city has received word that people will finally be able to get shots in the city after weeks of frustration and waiting. The Holyoke Health Center is now joining forces with the city and the two are expected to begin offering about 900 vaccinations a week at the RiverMills Senior Center on West Main Street starting on Monday, Mayor John L. Vieau said. At t...