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Mobile vaccination van rolls out
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.
MoreCOVID Vaccinations At 7 Boston Churches Start Wednesday
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. […]
MoreWhittier Street Health Center Receives Grant Funding from Liberty Mutual Foundation to Overcome COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
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 […]
MoreRoxbury health center launches mobile vaccination effort
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 […]
MoreLow income seniors getting vaccinated close to home in hard-hit Roxbury
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 […]
MoreBaker-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 […]
MoreStrong 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 […]
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