Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan and the City’s Director of Health & Human Services, Tess Curran announced on Thursday that a Bristol Community Vaccination Clinic has been approved.

 

In conjunction with Attleboro, Somerset, Swansea and Taunton the city of Fall River an initial proposal has been approved by the Department of Public Health. 

 

Reginal Clinics in Massachusetts are approved based on population density, as well as proximity to other vaccine clinics, such as the mass vaccination center in Dartmouth. 

 

The clinics will be held 5 days per week among four locations in Fall River, Attleboro, Somerset as well as Taunton and open to all eligible populations statewide vaccinating up to 750 individuals per day. 

 

Approval of this regional site will allow the City of Fall River to maintain the current clinic at Bristol Community College by providing first-dose appointments on a weekly basis. 

 

“This regional site is proof of an excellent partnership between five towns and cities,

which will result in more vaccines for all of our residents,” said Mayor Coogan. “I am

thankful for Tess Curran’s hard work in orchestrating our clinic at Bristol Community College.”

 

It is unclear when the opening date will be with that announcement coming later this month but the Department of Health and Human Services and Fall River EMS Division will continue to operate this clinic.