![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…
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…
The Hull Board of Health will be conducting a coronavirus vaccine clinic on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Mary Jeanette Murray Bathhouse. This clinic is for Hull residents who fall into Phase 1 on the COVID-19 vaccine priority list, as determined by the state Department of Public Health. That first…
The following statement regarding disclosure of statistics on coronavirus cases in Hull was submitted by Town Manager Phil Lemnios. The town of Hull does not report the number of cases in the town for several key reasons. The only source of statistics available to our Board of Health is provided by the Massachusetts Department of…
I’m pretty sure there is only one thing on everyone’s mind these days, or many things that all have to do with one overriding concern. I am sure that we are all getting tired of the word, tired of worrying that we might get sick or someone we love might get sick, or that we…