Mayor Sarno states, “I want to thank all the members of our Vax Force Committee for their continued dedicated efforts. Thanks to their efforts we continue to work together with our community stakeholders and strategically roll out our vaccination initiatives aimed at our younger population and those who may be hesitant to get their vaccination shot. HHS Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris and I will continue to support our joint efforts in making the COVID-19 vaccine readily available for everyone throughout our City.”
The Vax Force will continue to work with our Springfield Public Schools (SPS) and SPS Nurse Jeanne Clancy to make the vaccine available for our students and their families throughout the summer and into the new school year in the Fall.
The Vax Force continues to implement various outreach initiatives aimed at reaching our younger populations and people of color who may be hesitant to receive the vaccination through PSA and direct outreach efforts within the community. The City of Springfield’s Health and Human Services Department and the Vax Force Committee continue to partner with BHN, Baystate Health, and New North Citizens Council, just to name a few, to help with providing direct strategic outreach efforts.
The Vax Force and HHS is reviewing plans to get the COVID-19 vaccination directly into our neighborhoods through the use of a mobile vaccination clinic. This mobile vaccination clinic would be utilized at strategic events and businesses too, to help with the vaccination outreach efforts. The Springfield Housing Authority is also pursuing a mobile vaccination clinic for their residents.
