East Boston Neighborhood Health Center to open vaccination center in Chelsea – Noticias Ya

(NOTICIAS YA) .- As vaccination efforts across the state intensify, The City of Chelsea in partnership with the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center will open a new vaccination center.

Starting this Thursday, this site is expected to begin vaccinating hundreds of eligible people daily.

“We are planning approximately 1,000 vaccines per week, hoping to increase particularly as we go through the different populations of the prioritization groups that the state has identified.” Said Manny Lopes of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center.

City officials who have been behind efforts to make this possible say that in This site will follow the guidelines of the state immunization plan.

“This vaccination site located in Chelsea is one of many vaccination sites and the city must follow the phasing protocol that Governor Baker has established. We are currently in phase 2 and people over 75 years of age have just been qualified. ” Said Lourdes Alvarez, Spokesperson for the City of Chelsea.

“We are extremely happy that they can do this here.” Gladys Vega, Executive Director of La Colaborativa, who has made available the site where the vaccination center will be, said, adding that, “we took this decision by surprise but it is something that we have been working on for 2 months trying to advocate for the City of Chelsea has its vaccination center. “

In addition to this site, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center will open 3 more vaccination sites this week in East Boston, Revere and the South End. They ensure that the focus of these strategically located vaccination sites is to make vaccines available to those who need it most.

“Have insurance or not have insurance, whatever your immigration status, without barriers, please call us and we will make sure you get your vaccination.” Lopes said.

This vaccination center will operate in the offices of La Collaborative at 318 Broadway in Chelsea. If you are eligible you can call to make your appointment in Spanish at 617-568-4870 or visit the website http://www.ebnhc.org.

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