Peabody Helping Homebound Residents Get Vaccinated

PEABODY, MA — The Peabody Board of Health is reaching out to homebound residents of the city, and their caregivers, to compile a list of those who need coronavirus vaccinations delivered through a state program.

The Massachusetts State In-Home Vaccination Program will begin the in-home vaccinations for those who are medically homebound or cannot travel to a vaccination site by the end of the month.

Any Peabody resident who is eligible for the vaccine under state guidelines, but where access to the vaccination sites is prohibitive, is invited to register for consideration in the program.

The city will provide the contact information to the state program, which will handle intake, eligibility screening, scheduling, vaccine administration and reporting.

The state program will reach out to individuals for appointments beginning March 15 with vaccinations set to begin within two weeks after that. Depending on interest in the program, and availability of the vaccine, it may take several weeks for an appointment.

Those interested should contact the Peabody Board of Health COVID-19 Information line at 978-538-5921.

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)

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