“COVID-19 vaccination is one of the strongest tools we can use to fight this pandemic together,\u201d said Dr. Ira Klein, Health New England’s Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. \u201cImmunization with any of the available vaccines is important in order to stay healthy today, and prevent the spread of mutant strains in the future.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Getting vaccinated adds an important layer of protection for you, your family, and loved ones. Here are some things you should know about the COVID-19 vaccine:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00bb\u00a0 All COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States are very effective at preventing the disease.<\/p>\n \u00bb\u00a0 The most common side effects are pain in the arm where you got the shot, feeling tired, headache, body aches, chills, and fever.<\/p>\n \u00bb\u00a0 Stopping a pandemic requires using all the tools we have available\u2014wearing masks, staying at least 6 feet apart from people who don\u2019t live with you, avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces, washing your hands frequently, and getting vaccinated.<\/p>\n We want everyone in our community to be safe and get back to hugging our families and friends and shaking hands with our neighbors. We all play a part in this effort, and you are key.<\/p>\n If you want to know more about COVID-19 vaccines, visit cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines<\/a>.<\/p>\n (Source: www.cdc.gov<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n Homebound Individuals<\/strong> It\u2019s hard to imagine a time when we didn\u2019t know COVID-19 existed. Now, when people say \u201cvirus,\u201d we know what they mean. The impact of COVID-19 on our lives, our activities, and our freedom has affected us all. The responsibility is ours, as a community, to help stop this virus. Now we have a new, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17],"tags":[977],"class_list":["post-10189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medicare","tag-covid-vaccine"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/covid-shot.jpg?fit=2241%2C1103&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6ZZGa-2El","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10189"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10305,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10189\/revisions\/10305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/covid-shot-2.jpg?resize=174%2C225&ssl=1\")
<\/a>COVID-19 Vaccination Information<\/strong>
\nAs a Medicare beneficiary, you are eligible to receive the vaccine. For more information about the vaccine, go to mass.gov\/covid-19-vaccine<\/a>. To find a vaccination location, go to vaxfinder.mass.gov<\/a>. Or, call 2-1-1 for assistance if you don\u2019t have internet access. Please be aware that scheduling delays may occur as the vaccine supply is limited.<\/p>\n
\nMassachusetts has developed a Homebound Vaccination Program for people who are unable to leave their home to get a vaccine. If you believe you need an in-home vaccination, please contact the Homebound Vaccination Central Intake Line at (833) 983-0485. Representatives are available Monday \u2013 Friday, 9 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m., to assist in both English and Spanish, and they also have access to translators for over 100 languages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"