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contacted Falmouth and Bourne Health Agents to arrange a local private clinic,with our combined <br /> 100 doses each, at the Fairgrounds. <br /> The County was moving forward with this model to offer smaller, private clinics, so they could <br /> focus on our region and not offer the clinics on the state website. However,the State released a <br /> letter the day prior to this meeting that said towns would no longer be receiving any doses. The <br /> letter also stated that regional clinics must specifically be able to operate five days a week and be <br /> able to administer 750 doses per day. Regional clinics would have to be made available to the <br /> entire state through the www.maimmunizations.org website. <br /> The state did indicate that vaccine would be provided to the Community Health Centers, so that <br /> the homebound and most vulnerable populations are taken care of. Our department planned on <br /> using the VIVA to handle the homebound, but the VISA cannot receive the vaccine on the <br /> Mashpee's behalf, even though they are on the vaccine agreement between the Town and the <br /> State. The Council on Aging is in the process of updating the homebound list. Our office will <br /> coordinate with the Community Health Center to administer to the homebound. <br /> Mr. Harrington was of the opinion that the state is back-peddling because they don't have the <br /> vaccine to give each town. Sean O'Brien of Barnstable County is communicating with Jana <br /> Ferguson of DPH to determine if one central regional clinic or several sub-regional clinics can be <br /> used to meet the 750 doses per day threshold. Mr. Harrington hoped that question would be <br /> answered in an online meeting in which the Health Agents were participating the following <br /> afternoon. <br /> Mr. Harrington commented that things are changing on a daily basis, and any effort put forth to <br /> try to do something locally to service the three upper Cape towns has been upended, particularly <br /> since this last communication denying the towns and VIVA any vaccine. The labor force is there, <br /> along with a willingness from all departments to provide assistance, but the state has pulled back <br /> because of the shortage of vaccine. The state is asserting that 47%of seniors in the state have <br /> been vaccinated,and that is why they are opening up eligibility to individuals age 65 and over, but <br /> we don't yet know what percentage of seniors on the Cape have been done. <br /> M . Warden noted that the PrepMod system had crashed earlier that day. Chair Baumgaertel <br /> commented that, after all the hours spent planning and drilling for this type of event., the whole <br /> process seemed very haphazard. Mr.Virgilio commented that he heard talk about not giving the <br /> second shot to people so that others can get their first dose. Mr. Harrington responded that he <br /> did not believe that to be true. The protocol has been to ensure anyone who received a first dose <br /> would be prioritized to get their second dose. However, Mr. Harrington did hear that Cape Cod <br /> Healthcare would not be scheduling second shots for individuals for whom they had scheduled <br /> first shots. Those folks would have to register through the state website for their second dose. <br /> Anyone who scheduled their appointment for a regional clinic through the state website is <br /> guaranteed a second dose. <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> 1. Review and approval of meeting minutes. The minutes of the January 21, 2021 regular session <br /> and February 4, 2021 regular session meeting were reviewed. <br /> There being no comments or revisions., Ernest Virgilio moved to accept the minutes of the January <br /> 211 2021 and February 4,2021 regular session meetings. Motion seconded by Veronica Warden. <br /> 4 <br />