On Thursday Springside Rehabilitation residents and staff received their first round of COVID-19 vaccinations.

 

"Today our staff and our residents rejoice in the hope for better and safer days coming," Administrator Christina Pringle said. "We received the first round of vaccinations for our residents and staff and we are all so incredibly grateful for completing this first step toward making our facility safer and healthier.  We have all grown stronger and pulled together as a united family as we have fought extremely hard to keep all of us safe and well.  We are all looking forward to being on the other side of this."

 

Massachusetts residents will receive the vaccine in phases. the first doses will go to people highest risk for COVID-19 including health care workers, residents and staff of congregate care settings including nursing homes, and first responders.