Dedham Select Board Chair And Board Of Health Chair Letter To Governor Regarding Additional Coronavirus Vaccines

Press release from the Town of Dedham:

February 17, 2021

DEDHAM - Following the successful preparation and execution of local Covid-19 vaccination clinics for Dedham seniors aged 75 years or older, Dennis J. Teehan, Jr., Chair of the Select Board, and Leanne M. Jasset, Chair of the Board of Health, submitted a joint letter to Governor Baker on February 16, 2021 requesting additional supply of the Covid-19 vaccine.

"We are ready and capable to continue to further assist in the tremendous undertaking of vaccinating the citizens of Dedham on a local level if the state will supply us with more vaccine".

The Town of Dedham has successfully provided the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to 400 Dedham residents and are equipped to hold additional vaccination events if provided with enough supply.

"Like many other municipalities, we are extremely well prepared to be an ally to the Commonwealth in this endeavor but have not been afforded an adequate supply of vaccine to maximize our ability to assist in the cause".

To read the letter in full, please click on the link below:

Letter to Governor Baker

This press release was produced by the Town of Dedham. The views expressed here are the author’s own.