Trinity Health Of New England Supports FEMA Mobile Vaccine Clinic

Press release from Trinity Health Of New England:

April 21, 2021

Trinity Health Of New England is partnering with the state of Connecticut and local municipalities to operationalize a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mobile vaccination unit in marginalized communities throughout the state. In an effort to provide equitable distribution of vaccines in socially vulnerable communities, Trinity Health Of New England, along with three other health systems is providing clinical oversight and staffing to support the mobile vaccine clinic.

“Serving the most vulnerable and marginalized in our communities is a mission for us, and a core value of what we do every day at Trinity Health Of New England hospitals,” says Dr. Reggy Eadie, President and CEO of Trinity Health Of New England. “Working in partnership with our state and federal colleagues to bring this vaccine into these targeted locations is just one more way of bringing an end to this pandemic.”

The FEMA mobile vaccine unit is traveling throughout Connecticut for 60 days, stopping in 17 communities. Locations are based on the Center of Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Social Vulnerability Index, the U.S. Census Bureau’s Community Resilience Estimates, low vaccine coverage, metrics and other barriers to vaccine access. Trinity Health Of New England is working to staff and support clinics at 12 different locations throughout Hartford, Waterbury, Meriden and Danbury, from April 16 - 27. Connecticut National Guard and municipal partners are providing non-clinical staffing.

The mobile unit is expected to vaccinate a minimum of 250 people per day. Appointments are strongly encouraged. Depending on the availability of supply, all locations except for Meriden will accept walk-ups. Those seeking an appointment are asked to call 2-1-1.

Trinity Health Of New England is partnering with Hartford, Waterbury, Meriden and Danbury for the following dates and locations:

April 20 – 21 Brass Mill Center Mall 370 Union Street Waterbury
April 22 – 23 Waterbury PAL 64 Division Street Waterbury
April 24 – 25 Old Midstate Hospital 31 Orange Street Meriden
April 26 – 27 Danbury Train Station 1 Patriot Drive Danbury

For more information on the COVID-19 Vaccines or Trinity Health Of New England’s vaccine clinics visit TrinityHealthOfNE.org/Vaccine. To see if your community will be hosting a FEMA mobile vaccine unit, visit the State of Connecticut vaccine page.

This press release was produced by Trinity Health Of New England. The views expressed here are the author's own.