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WSHC’s Mobile Health Vans will bring life-saving vaccines directly to Boston’s hard-hit BIPOC communities

  • March 18, 2021

WSHC’s innovative and community-focused model of mobile vaccination alleviates the need for people who are elderly, high-risk or living with disabilities to travel to distant mass vaccination sites. Critically, WSHC also embraces the cultural and linguistic diversity of BIPOC populations, and provides multilingual healthcare services through its Mobile Vaccination Clinics. 

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Whittier Street Health Center Launches Covid-19 Mobile Vaccination With Community-Based Groups in Communities of Color in Boston

  • March 16, 2021

The Whittier Street Health Center (WSHC), a comprehensive and innovative health care and wellness center championing equitable access to high-quality, cost-effective health care for diverse populations, proudly announces its partnership with community-based organizations in Boston, including the Brazilian Worker Center, Hyde Square Task Force, Agencia ALPHA, León de Judá and Lawyers for Civil Rights, in […]

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Mobile vaccination team brings shots to those who need them most

  • March 11, 2021

https://www.wcvb.com/article/mobile-vaccination-team-brings-shots-to-those-who-need-them-most/35798074 Updated: 12:58 PM EST Mar 10, 2021 A mobile vaccination clinic run by the Whittier Street Health Center is bringing COVID-19 vaccinations to Boston residents at city churches. BOSTON. THE VAN IS MOVING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS AND PLACES THAT HAS HAD A DEVASTATING EFFECT.

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Whittier Street Health Center to start mobile vaccination clinics

  • March 11, 2021

By: Crystal Haynes, Boston 25 News Updated: March 10, 2021 – 4:41 PM BOSTON — In an effort to combat contributing factors like vaccine hesitancy and lack of access due to transportation, Whittier Street Health Center started the delivery of mobile-vaccination clinics to faith-based institutions in high-risk communities. Boston 25 News spoke with retired teacher, Nasaleem Smith, […]

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Mobile vaccination van rolls out

  • March 10, 2021

By adamg on Wed, 03/10/2021 – 9:04am https://www.universalhub.com/2021/mobile-vaccination-vaccination-van-rolls-out WBZ reports the Whittier Street Health Center today starts up a van service to bring 150 daily Moderna doses to several churches in Roxbury, Dorchester and Hyde Park. Pre-registration required for one of the shots.

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COVID Vaccinations At 7 Boston Churches Start Wednesday

  • March 10, 2021

By CBSBoston.com StaffMarch 10, 2021 at 4:44 am Filed Under:Boston News, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine   BOSTON (CBS) – Some Boston churches are helping to get more people vaccinated. The Whittier Street Health Center will administer vaccines at seven churches in the city, starting Wednesday at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Dorchester from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]

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Whittier Street Health Center Receives Grant Funding from Liberty Mutual Foundation to Overcome COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

  • March 10, 2021

PRESS RELEASE  UPDATED: MAR 9, 2021 09:00 EST https://www.newswire.com/news/whittier-street-health-center-receives-grant-funding-from-liberty-21336326 Whittier Street Health Center has been awarded $350,000 in grants from the Liberty Mutual Foundation to help support its COVID-19 testing and vaccinations for Boston’s communities of color and to support its campaign to overcome the distrust and other barriers that are slowing efforts to vaccinate those […]

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Roxbury health center launches mobile vaccination effort

  • March 2, 2021

Jordan Frias | Byron Barnett BOSTON (WHDH) – Residents of Roxbury now have two ways of getting vaccinated if they are eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. In addition to the Reggie Lewis Center, eligible residents can now utilize the mobile vaccination center run by Whittier Street Health Center staff. The health center has partnered with Peabody Properties […]

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Low income seniors getting vaccinated close to home in hard-hit Roxbury

  • March 2, 2021

By: Malini Basu, Boston 25 News Updated: February 26, 2021 – 6:32 PM ROXBURY, Mass. — For weeks, Boston 25 News has been telling you about the struggle in some of the hard-hit communities, like Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan and other surrounding areas. Finally, there’s light at the end of the tunnel, where a local health center is […]

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A note about Whittier and COVID-19

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in our area, we ask all clients and patients to call ahead before coming to any of our sites. We are working to take care of most clients/patients via phone/video encounter so we can meet your ongoing healthcare needs. This is for your safety and so we can provide the highest quality of care to you while following CDC guidance for COVID-19. Please call 617-427-1000 for any questions or concerns.

Whittier will provide COVID-19 testing from 10 am to 4 pm on Monday to Friday. Following CDC guidance, we recommend testing if you have a fever AND one of the following three symptoms: cough OR shortness of breath OR sore throat. Please bring your picture identification and your insurance card (if you have insurance).