THE NEW YORK TIMES
With the nation’s coronavirus vaccine supply expected to swell over the next few months, states and cities are rushing to open mass vaccination sites capable of injecting thousands of shots a day into the arms of Americans, an approach the Biden administration has seized on as crucial for reaching herd immunity in a nation of 330 million.
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Massachusetts officials have selected a company behind two of the state's first mass vaccination sites to take over the leadership of the vaccination site at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury to help it grow and implement new scheduling procedures that are specific to the city
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DMSE Sports, the event management team that has managed and produced more than 1,400 mass participatory events over the past 40 years announced they have been recruited by CIC Health, a Cambridge-based health tech company, to oversee the on-site vaccine operations and logistics management at two of the state’s mass vaccination sites: Gillette Stadium and Fenway Park.
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The beer taps are dry. There are no peanuts or pretzels. Or Fenway Franks.
But this much is familiar: There are long lines. There are determined faces. And, as ever, there is an abiding hope at the old ballpark.
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On a sunny but cold Thursday, Francis and Theresa Lipari sounded like they had just won the lottery.
In a way, they had.
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A line of people snakes through the club lounge at Gillette Stadium, where the New England Patriots play. They’re not here for a game, though; the stadium has been converted into the biggest Covid-19 vaccination center in Massachusetts.
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The energetic Andy Edwards has been talking this week with Dave McGillivray, the race director of the Boston Marathon. The world’s oldest annual marathon, first run in 1897, is usually held in April, but this year it’s scheduled for October 11 because of the global coronavirus pandemic. But that date is contingent on big road races with tens of thousands of runners being allowed as part of the reopening plan in the northeast U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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The first question I posed to Dave McGillivray during our conversation was as follows: “Do you plan on being the last person in Massachusetts to receive a COVID-19 vaccination?”
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The global coronavirus pandemic has played havoc with international sports and their schedules. Just one example: the Boston Marathon. The world’s oldest annual marathon has been held annually since 1897, but last year it was canceled for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Boston Marathon is traditionally held the third Monday of April, but this year’s race has been pushed back and is now tentatively scheduled for October 11. The Boston Athletic Association says the date is contingent on road races being allowed as part of the reopening plan in the northeast U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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Gillette Stadium near Boston is not hosting a football game today. But instead of shots at the end-zone, the action here is getting shots into arms.
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When people think of Fenway Park, certain things may come to mind: watching the game with friends and family, Fenway Franks, and Wally the Green Monster. Now, people are depending on the historic ballpark to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Dave McGillivray has done a lot of things most people haven’t. His website lists an absurd collection of running achievements: 158 total marathons, 120 miles in 24 hours, even an 80-day-long journey from Medford, Ore. to Medford, Mass., all while raising millions for charity.
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Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray has been recruited by the state of Massachusetts to facilitate the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Boston. McGillivray, who has been the Boston RD for 20 years and working with the storied event for more than 30, is one of many event organizers across the U.S. who have been enlisted to help with vaccine plans.
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Massachusetts opened its third mass vaccination site today at Fenway Park, in addition to ones already up and running at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough and the Eastfield Mall in Springfield. The operations at the two sports centers are being run by Cambridge tech company CIC Health, which aims to offer 1,250 shots per day at Fenway and 5,000 per day at Gillette in the coming weeks. Rodrigo Martinez, the chief marketing officer of CIC Health, discussed how it all came together and what people should expect if they visit either site.
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If there is anyone who is an expert at the drive-thru experience, it is a fast-food restaurant manager.
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Two Boston institutions — Fenway Park and the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center — will be on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus as they are transformed into vaccination centers in the coming days, while the state launches the second phase of its vaccination effort and makes vital doses available to residents 75 and older.
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Dave McGillivray is used to planning big events. But this time the logistics are a bit different.
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Today we chat with our old friend, director of the Boston Marathon, Dave McGillivray. He is a case study in resilience and the power of a positive attitude. This pandemic knocked his business of race directing right out from under him. He had to pivot. And he did. He’s now running the vaccinations at Fenway and Gillette stadium.
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