With the New England Patriots not qualifying for the NFL playoffs thanks to their disappointing 7-9 record, their arena found a new use in January: instead of hosting 70,000 people in a postseason setting, Gillette Stadium was transformed into the first mass-Coronavirus vaccination site in Massachusetts.
On Monday, the same day the Patriots opened their mandatory minicamp, the site was officially closed.
“I don’t think there’s any words that can convey how special it is to be part of something that saves lives,” Rachel Wilson, president of CIC Health, told the Boston Herald.