Lynn Health Center Short on Vaccine

LYNN — The Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC) will receive only half of its requested supply of COVID-19 vaccines for the first week of March, due to a statewide shortage. The Lynn Tech Field House Vaccine Site, a partnership between Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC) and the city’s Department of Public Health (DPH), will not receive vaccines for first‐dose appointments for the week between, March 3 and March 10. According to Kimberly Eng, the chief operating officer at LCHC, the health center places an order for vaccines every Tuesday and is informed of the allocation it will receive each Friday. However, when LCHC placed its order last Tuesday, it was not informed of the shortage of vaccines until Monday, almost a week later. “This is really frustrating for the community because they want us to open up more appointments, but we can’t until we know that we officially have a supply allocated for us,” Eng said. LCHC ordered 5,000 vaccines but is only receiving 2,400. It will only be getting enough of the second-dose, as opposed to its usual shipments that include both doses. ...