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County seeks manager for its $41 million in federal COVID relief funds Cape Cod Times Barnstable County is expecting to receive roughly $41 million in federal coronavirus relief dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Creating a position to manage those funds was approved Wednesday by the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners.  County Commissioner Mark Forest said what he termed an “ARPA czar” is an important position, and creating the job is a prudent move for the county, given the complexity of the regulations governing the use of the funds. In addition to over...

Cape Codders no longer need to make appointments to get their COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccination sites across the Cape — including Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis and Cape Cod Fairgrounds in East Falmouth — are now offering shots to walk-ins during clinic hours. The days when Cape Codders had to spend hours online trying to find an appointment have vanished with the winter’s chill. “Walk-ins are available universally. It’s never been easier” to get a shot, state Sen. Julian Cyr, D-Truro, said Thursday morning during a briefing by the Cape Cod COVID-19 Response Task Force. “Now ...

Cape Codders no longer need to make appointments to get their COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccination sites across the Cape — including Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis and Cape Cod Fairgrounds in East Falmouth — are now offering shots to walk-ins during clinic hours. The days when Cape Codders had to spend hours online trying to find an appointment have vanished with the winter’s chill. “Walk-ins are available universally. It’s never been easier” to get a shot, state Sen. Julian Cyr, D-Truro, said Thursday morning during a briefing by the Cape Cod COVID-19 Response Task Force. “Now ...

Barnstable County officials are directing people seeking their first COVID-19 vaccination shots to a new state-run, preregistration system called Color. Color will allow people to book appointments at both mass vaccination sites, the closest of which is in Dartmouth, as well as locations run by regional collaboratives such as the Cape Cod Regional Vaccine Consortium. "I do think it will be easier," Barnstable County spokesperson Sonja Sheasley said. "It will be less of a contest and more of a preregistration." The new preregistration site can be found at www.mass.gov/info-details/preregi...

Officials say Pfizer doses will continue to be administered