Arlington Vaccine Supply Comes Up Short

Arlington MA

26 January, 2021

7:55 AM

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ARLINGTON, MA — The town received a fraction of the Moderna vaccine doses it requested, forcing it to limit Wednesday's clinic to a subset of home-based healthcare workers. The Health Department had requested 1,000 doses to cover Arlington, Belmont and Lexington residents in Phase 1 but received 300 doses. "All across the state the amount of doses received has been much lower than requested," Christine Bongiorno, director of Health & Human Services, said in a statement. "We stand ready with our regional partners in Belmont and Lexington to administer the vaccine when distribution levels increase. We ask residents to be patient and, if possible, seek alternative vaccination sites offered by the state." The Health Department will continue to request doses in the coming weeks and alert residents that sign up when it is their priority group's turn. Only those contacted through their employer and are allowed to preregister will be able to attend the clinic. Submit your information to be alerted of an upcoming Health Department clinic. The state is also offering additional vaccination clinics. View map of vaccination sites.