Page 6 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2021 Everett Vaccine Day brings COVID-19 vaccination clinics to Everett churches, community O n Sunday, July 18, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) teamed with Tufts Health Plan, the Everett Haitian Community Center, La Communidad, Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts (LUMA), the Joint Committee for Children’s Health Care in Everett, the City of Everett and local churches to host mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics at five locations in Everett: First Baptist Church of Everett, Igreja Universal Everett, Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts, the Haitian Church of God of Unity and our Lady of Grace Parish. Combined with another mobile clinic the day before at Zion Church Ministries in Everett, CHA vaccinated nearly 200 people in Everett over the weekend. “As we work to vaccinate the hardest-to-reach individuals in our communities in an effort to end this pandemic, we know how important it is to bring the vaccine directly to convenient and trusted sites with multilingual support and access,” said CHA’s Senior Director of Community Health Improvement, Kathleen Betts. “Individuals who were previously reluctant to listen to their own doctors received the vaccine after being validated by their pastors, community leaders they recognize and people POKER | FROM PAGE 5 why poker is not being offered. “I would be very curious to see what they have to say,” he said. “Clearly, if the public is asking for it and that was something that was initially promised as an option, I think that’s worth inquiring.” Band also floated the possibility that casino officials could be waitCambridge Health Alliance staff members and providers joined volunteers at a mobile vaccination clinic at First Baptist Church of Everett, one of five locations that took part in Everett Vaccine Day on Sunday, July 18. (Photo Courtesy of Cambridge Health Alliance) they trust,” said Ward 2 Councillor Stephanie Martins. “It is huge that in three hours we were able to vaccinate so many individuals from all age groups. I was proud to be part of the efforts including registering individuals in their own language where I witnessed entire families get the shot.” ing to see if sports betting is legalized before poker is reinstated. In the hours after the meeting, Encore officials released a statement saying they are “aware of and sensitive to our guests’ disappointment.” However, poker, by nature, has never been a major moneymaker for any casino as patrons bet against each other rather than against the dealer. Therefore, a ca“It was a great success and blew out my expectations,” said the Haitian Church of God of Unity’s Pastor, Guival Mercedat. The next Everett Vaccine Day will take place on August 8 for second doses of the vaccine – it will also serve as another opportunity for people to get their first dose. sino collects poker profits by taking a percentage of tournament entry fees and cash game pots. Encore has continued to yield strong financial results every month this year. For the month of June, the casino reported a lofty revenue of $52.5 million. Within that total, $23.2 million came from table games while the remaining $29.3 million came from the slot machines.
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