Baker-Polito Administration Announces Vaccine Appointment Booking for Individuals Ages 65+, Individuals with 2+ Certain Medical Conditions to Begin on February 18th

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2021 CONTACT Sarah Finlaw sarah.finlaw@state.ma.us BOSTON – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced individuals ages 65 and over and those with 2+ certain medical conditions, including Asthma, can visit www.mass.gov/covidvaccine to start booking an appointment for vaccine beginning tomorrow, February 18th. With this announcement, almost 1 million individuals are newly eligible for vaccine. Due […]

Strong Determined & Committed to the Community! MS Frederica M. Williams!

I remember over 17 years ago attending a meeting at the Whitter Community Health Center in one of their conference rooms, I vividly recall as the meeting ended I walked by the office of this tall, elegant, well dressed woman. As I walked by her office, she kindly walked over to me and introduced herself […]

Pastors at Whittier Explain Reasons for Faith in the Vaccine Part 2

Pastors at Whittier Explain Reasons for Faith in the Vaccine Part 1

Black Pastors’ Public Vaccination Short Video

Whittier Holds All Day Vaccinations and Testing in Celebration of Black History Month and its Annual

In coronavirus vaccine rollout, Massachusetts community health centers play critical role

By Marie Szaniszlo | Boston Herald PUBLISHED: February 6, 2021 at 5:13 p.m. | UPDATED: February 6, 2021 at 5:13 p.m.   Before the Whittier Street Health Center in Roxbury began vaccinating people at its two locations, it held a series of focus groups in the community. “People wanted to know who were in the clinical trials, the side effects, […]

Black Pastors’ Public Vaccination to increase faith in the vaccine