“This week, mobile vaccination clinics will continue, as scheduled, Tuesday through Friday,” a state spokesperson wrote in an email to The New Bedford Light.
Category: COVID-19
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State pulls plug on New Bedford’s pop-up vaccine clinics
City Health Director Damon Chaplin will meet with state DPH officials Tuesday to determine the fate of pop-up clinics in New Bedford, including those at health centers, parks, fire stations and city schools.
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Long COVID patient McCarthy: ‘I have a wildfire going through my kidneys’
“I’ve had a good life so far, and I’m hoping to continue to have a good life.”
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Discourse: Federal funds can fuel New Bedford’s recovery from COVID-19
The pandemic has caused unprecedented viral sickness and fatalities, while simultaneously laying bare economic and social justice weaknesses that have been hidden in plain sight.
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COVID cases climbing in New Bedford schools
Between Sept. 16-22, 61 New Bedford school students tested positive for COVID-19, the second-highest number in the state after the much larger city of Springfield.
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Southcoast Health CEO pleads for more to get vaccinated
Please ask yourself why you or a loved one may be holding out on getting vaccinated and consult with a medical professional about your concerns. Is it truly worth the risk?
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Even some health workers resist vaccines in New Bedford
Both Southcoast Health and Greater New Bedford Community Health Center are now requiring employees to be immunized.
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St. Luke’s ICU nurse: ‘They don’t have to die’
In the pandemic’s third wave, nurses in New Bedford are not just exhausted — they are frustrated by the low vaccination rate and the knowledge that serious illnesses and deaths are now preventable.
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New Bedford suburbs lag far behind the state in vaccinations
Dartmouth’s fully vaccinated rate of 49% is 16 points lower than the statewide rate of 65%. And the rates in Acushnet, Fairhaven and Freetown are not much better, coming in at 54%, 57% and 57% respectively, as of Aug. 10.
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Time for truth about New Bedford, vaccines and COVID-19
The sad and bitter truth is that because we have failed to get vaccinated in great enough numbers in the city, our school kids will probably spend at least part of another year with their faces covered while they learn.