Page 4 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021 City announces COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for home-based and other health care workers F ollowing a successful fi rst responder vaccination campaign, the Cities of Revere and Chelsea and the Town of Winthrop on January 20 announced plans for another clinic to take place on Thursday, January 28. The clinic is offering 500 appointment slots to home-based and other health care workers who live or work in Revere, Chelsea or Winthrop and fit within the State's Phase I requirements and have not yet been vaccinated. Each municipality is conducting outreach to medical and dental offi ces and home health care agencies to generate awareness of the opportunity and use all available vaccines. “Providing our fi rst vaccinations to our fi rst responders last USA Lawn and Yard Care SNOW PLOWING Driveways From $ 35 * REASONABLE RATES * Prompt, Courteous Service * PARKING LOTS 781-521-9927 week was an amazing experience and a tremendous accomplishment for our public health teams,” said Revere Department of Public Health Director Lauren Buck. “We will continue to work closely with the Department of Public Health to off er as many vaccination clinics as we can under the phased guidelines. The logistics of getting a three-community fi rst responder vaccine clinic off the ground proved challenging, but incredibly rewarding. We have already learned so much about how to run an effective and efficient clinic and will continue to provide this service to our residents in the coming months, as additional members of the public become eligible for the vaccine.” The Revere Board of Health urges residents to fill out the COVID-19 Vaccination Communications Update form at www. revere.org/vaccine-signup. The City of Revere will continue to communicate with this group of individuals and notify them of their eligibility to participate in future clinics in Revere. On January 20 the Revere Board of Health recorded 42 new cases of COVID-19 among Revere residents; the city then averaged 64.7 new cases a day and its 14-day positivity rate was 13 percent. IRS Criminal Investigation warns Massachusetts taxpayers about new wave of COVID-19 scams T he Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) is warning Massachusetts taxpayers about a new wave of COVID-19-related scams as the agency delivers the second round of Economic Impact Payments (EIPs). In the last several months, IRS-CI has seen a variety of EIP scams and other fi nancial schemes designed to steal money and personal information from taxpayers. Criminals are taking advantage of the second round of EIPs – as well as the approaching fi ling season – to trick honest taxpayers out of their hard-earned money. “IRS-CI is committed to investigating allegations of COVID-19 related fraud,” said Acting Special Agent in Charge Joleen Simpson. “Together, with our law enforcement partners and the Offi ce of the United States Attorney, we will continue to identify, investigate, and prosecute, to the fullest extent of the law, anyone engaged in these types of fraud schemes.” Some common COVID-19 scams include: • Text messages asking taxpayers to disclose bank account information under the guise of receiving the $1,200 EIPs • Phishing schemes using email, letters and social me dia messages with key words – such as “Coronavirus,” “COVID-19” and “stimulus” – in varying ways. These communications are blasted to large numbers of people and aim to access personally identifying information and fi nancial account information (including account numbers and passwords) Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law RIGHT BY YOU Member FDIC Member DIF Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 • The organized and unofficial sale of fake at-home COVID-19 test kits (as well as off ers to sell fake cures, vaccines, pills and professional medical advice regarding unproven COVID-19 treatments) • Fake donation requests for individuals, groups and areas heavily aff ected by the disease • Bogus opportunities to invest in companies developing COVID-19 vaccines while promising that the “company” will dramatically increase in value as a result Although criminals are constantly changing their tactics, taxpayers can help protect themselves by acting as the fi rst line of defense. The best way to avoid falling victim to a scam is knowing how the IRS communicates with taxpayers. The IRS does not send unsolicited texts or emails. The IRS does not call people with threats of jail or lawsuits, nor does it demand tax payments on gift cards. IRS-CI continues investigating hundreds of COVID-19-related cases with law enforceSCAMS | SEE Page 14 Call
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