The Manet Community Health Center’s vaccine clinics in Hull, Quincy, and Taunton have reached a major milestone in their COVID-19 inoculation efforts by administering more than 25,000 vaccines to patients, first responders, essential workers, special groups, and community residents since December. While Manet volunteers and staff celebrate the accomplishment, they know there is more work…
Pool testing for the coronavirus at Hull High School has proven to be a success so far, with more students to be added to the program soon. Since March 8, the school has been the setting for pool testing, where multiple people’s swabs are combined and tested as on,. HHS nurse Tricia Roach has been…
National Drug Take Back Day is a biannual, free, no-questions-asked event that gives the community the opportunity to aid in the fight against substance use disorder by disposing of potentially dangerous expired, unwanted, or unused prescription drugs. The event this year will be held on Saturday, April 24. As part of the event, residents can…
After remaining in the lower-risk coronavirus yellow zone for two weeks, the Hull was downgraded to the high-risk red category on April 8. By way of comparison, the town was in the lowest-risk green zone as of March 18, slipped into the yellow category the week of March 25 and remained there the following week,…
In a COVID-19 update this week, Public Health Director Joyce Sullivan reiterated to residents and the schools the importance of remaining vigilant and adhering to health and safety protocols even as the number of new coronavirus cases in Hull declined slightly during the past two weeks. “We still have 17 COVID-19 cases, although the number…
The Hull Board of Health received a delivery of second-dose vaccines from the state on Monday, following the disappointing news of the postponement of last Saturday’s clinic at the Mary Jeanette Murray Bath House because the promised doses had not arrived on time. Another clinic is scheduled for this Saturday, March 13, at the same location…
![Hull Health Director Joyce Sullivan, RN, pictured at one of the drive-through flu vaccine clinics that she organized and administered for Hull residents last September. [P. Abbate photo]](https://thehulltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Joyce-Sullivan-9-2020-PAbbate-650x439.jpg "Joyce Sullivan -9-2020 – PAbbate")
Hull Public Health Director Joyce Sullivan has serious concerns that, effective March 1, the state will no longer provide local communities with first-dose vaccines due in part to limited supplies as more people become eligible to receive vaccinations. Instead, the state is placing priority on providing vaccines to mass-vaccination sites and regional clinics. A growing…
Costly treatment for childhood illness now covered by new state legislation Hull resident Jennifer Whelan became involved with the New England PANS/PANDAS Association several years ago as a way to connect with other families who have children struggling with this life-altering auto-immune disorder, to help raise awareness about it, and to advocate for legislation mandating…
State Rep. Joan Meschino, of Hull, and Sen. Patrick O’Connor, of Weymouth, said during a legislative update to their South Shore community that providing constituent services is a top priority amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We are here for the residents of Hull and the town,” Meschino said, encouraging those who are having trouble navigating the…
Local pharmacy to be administration site Town Manager Philip Lemnios this week promised a “much more dynamic environment” for inoculating the public with the coronavirus vaccine now that a new administration is in place in the nation’s capital. “There’s a big commitment by the new administration in Washington, D.C., to get more doses into people’s…