Peabody To Host Coronavirus Vaccination On Thursday

Peabody MA

02 February, 2021

3:03 PM

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PEABODY, MA — The Peabody Health Department will hold a vaccination clinic on Thursday for city residents eligible under Phase Two state vaccination guidelines and those who are Phase One eligible who work or live in the city. The Health Department has a limited amount of vaccine that will be available by appointment only. It is open to health care workers, first responders and any others eligible in Phase One of the state's vaccine rollout who live or work in the city as well as residents of Peabody only who are 75 and over and thus eligible in Phase Two. Registration is available here. Those who need assistance should contact the Peabody Council on Aging at 978-531-2254. Those attending must show proof of age, residency and/or employment to show they are eligible. The attestation form is here. Phase 1 individuals should print the form in advance or have it available on their phone. Individuals age 75 and above may show identification with a date of birth in lieu of completing the self-attestation form. Those placed on a waitlist should be available for a phone call if someone does not show up, but should not show up unless there is a confirmed appointment. The clinic comes as Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt criticized the state rollout for not including local cities, towns and health departments.The City Council unanimously backed Bettencourt's public request to urge the state to bring local Boards of Health into the fold in Phase Two, saying he has gone from referring to the vaccine as "hope in a box" to calling it "disappointment in a refrigerator." Bettencourt said the city was informed it should only expect 100 doses of the vaccine per week "for at least the month of February." "We have been cut out of the process," he said at Thursday's City Council meeting. "We are not looking to take over the process entirely but we can be part of the process. Enough of the confusion. "This is a team effort. And I think we can step up and do even more if the state allows us to be part of the team." Did you find this article useful? Invite a friend to subscribe to Patch. (Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.) More Patch Coverage: North Shore Seniors Anxious For Vaccine, Frustrated With Process Superintendents Still Hopeful Teacher Vaccinations On Fast Track Gov. Baker Acknowledges 'Very Frustrating' MA Vaccine Rollout