Fenway Park reopens not for Red Sox games but as COVID vaccination site Updated Jan 30, 2021; Facebook Share At the iconic park that is evocative of Boston and Massachusetts, the first two days of vaccinations have been underway. Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox, will now house the vaccination of thousands of fans against the deadly COVID virus. On Friday, roughly 150 people were vaccinated at the renowned baseball stadium in Boston. This number will increase as the weeks go on and the organizers of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations are able to become more experienced in the distribution. Site operator, CIC Health has contracted Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to provide medical oversight for the vaccine distribution. CIC Health is also operating the mass vaccination site Gillette Stadium, the first large-scale vaccination facility in Massachusetts which will ramp up to 5,000 vaccinations per day as more supplies become available.
In the shadow of the frontline: After testing positive for COVID, a Springfield DPW worker turned to prayer; ‘Don’t let it touch my family’ Updated Jan 28, 2021; Posted Jan 28, 2021 Angel LaSanta works for the Department of Public Works as solid waste removal in Springfield. (Douglas Hook / MassLive) Facebook Share
Each morning at 4 a.m., 40-year-old Angel LaSanta drives his automated side loader from Springfield neighborhood to neighborhood, collecting household waste as an employee of the Department of Public Works. He then takes it to the incinerator in Agawam just over the river from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
With no data on its effects on pregnancy, the Pfizer vaccine will be given to pregnant healthcare workers Updated Dec 22, 2020; Posted Dec 17, 2020 Dr. Amanda Westlake is an infectious disease specialist at Baystate Medical Center. She has been working to fight the COVID-19 pandemic since March and is now 20 weeks into her pregnancy. She will be receiving the Pfizer vaccine. (Douglas Hook / MassLive) Facebook Share The COVID-19 vaccine has begun to be distributed in the first phase of the vaccine plan in Massachusetts. However, there is no clear data on how the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will react when given to pregnant women.