VaxBus MOBILE VACCINATION CLINIC COMING TO ATTLEBORO NEXT WEEK

The VaxBus, a rolling mobile vaccination unit that will increase access to COVID-19 vaccines across the state, is heading back to Attleboro next week. The bus will stop at Willett Elementary School, 32 Watson Avenue, on Wednesday, August 4 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Commonwealth will host community-based mobile vaccination clinics in 23 municipalities across Massachusetts as part of the VaxBus Tour. The municipalities include those that are part of the Vaccine Equity Initiative and those with lower-than-average vaccination rates. The municipalities chose the clinic locations in central and easy to access locations to reach individuals that may have trouble getting vaccinated in a traditional setting. The buses will spend one to two days in each municipality, and host one to three clinics per day.

Vaccinations will take place aboard the ADA-accessible bus. Members of the public can walk-up without an appointment. VaxBus will offer the two-dose Pfizer vaccine for ages 12 and up and the single-dose J&J vaccine for ages 18 and up.

The full schedule for the VaxBus can be found by visiting mass.gov/VaxBus.

WHO: VaxBus Mobile Vaccination Clinic staffed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) field team and Purple Shield medical staff.

WHEN: Wednesday, August 4 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

WHERE: Willett Elementary School, 32 Watson Ave.

Background Information:

In collaboration with Archipelago Strategies Group (ASG) and Health Care for All (HCFA), the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has launched a focused grassroots outreach campaign to increase trust in vaccine safety and efficacy, increase awareness of how, when, and where to get a vaccine, and improve vaccine access in 20 cities across the state that have been hardest hit by COVID-19.

The collaboration is part of DPH's larger Vaccine Equity Initiative, which works with populations and communities to reduce barriers to COVID vaccination, increase awareness of the vaccine’s safety and efficacy, and ultimately, increase vaccinations. These priority populations were determined by looking at individuals who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, informed by case data and the COVID-19 Community Impact Survey, which DPH conducted in the fall of 2020. To ensure the vaccine is accessible to our most disproportionately impacted populations, the Commonwealth prioritizes vaccines to 20 municipalities every week, subject to program administration guidelines.

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