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VEAP Tips
Why the COVID Vaccines Don’t Have Long Term Side Effects
Another bit of advice on side effects this week! We know for a fact that the Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines won’t have long term side effects because the mRNA used in those vaccines is broken down and cycled out Read more…
VEAP Tips
Talking about COVID Vaccine Side Effects – Click Me!
Today’s tip is about talking to people about the “side effects” of the COVID vaccines. The first step is to stop saying “side effects” and instead say “expected effects”. We know that many people will experience fever, soreness, and fatigue Read more…
VEAP Tips
COVID Death Stats Compared by Vaccination Status
A recent CDC study compared COVID death statistics by vaccination status, and this is what they found: From October to November 2021, they recorded: 16, 527 Unvaccinated COVID Deaths 5,493 Fully Vaccinated COVID Deaths (No Booster) 285 Fully Vaccinated + Read more…
VEAP Tips
When you compare case rates by vaccination status, it looks like this… (click me for breakdown- hint: the vaccines work very well!)
Fully vaccinated & boosted: 21 per 100,000 Fully vaccinated, no booster: 145 per 100,000 Unvaccinated: 640 per 100,000 So cases are 30x higher in unvaccinated folks than boosted folks. The third shot is crucial! Source: Massachusetts DPH via WPRI: https://www.wpri.com/target-12/report-unvaccinated-in-mass-have-30x-more-covid-cases-than-boosted-residents/
VEAP
Everett and Malden Vaccine Clinic Schedule & VEAP Leader Information
Our Vaccine Equity & Access Program (VEAP) is continuing to search for Leaders in Malden and Everett, in order to promote the community based clinics being offered there. If you want to help keep your community safe from COVID and Read more…
Civic Engagement
Youth Generated Projects: “Big things often have small beginnings”
“Big things often have small beginnings” This quote from one presentation at this year’s Youth Grant Pitch Contest could not be more true for us at SCI. Nineteen years ago, SCI was founded by our current President, David Crowley. Returning Read more…