1.7M Bay Staters become eligible for COVID-19 vaccines next week
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Updated: 5:43 PM EDT Apr 16, 2021
1.7M Bay Staters become eligible for COVID-19 vaccines next week
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Updated: 5:43 PM EDT Apr 16, 2021
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ELIGIBLE. STARTING MONDAY THE DOORS SWING OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC LOOKING TO SIGN UP FOR THE VACCINE MRS. ACTUALLY THE MOMENT SO MANY OF US HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR NEXT WEEK 1.7 MILLION PEOPLE AGES 16 AND OVER BECOME ELIGIBLE. SUPPLY IS GETTING A BOOST BUT MAKING AN APPOINTMENT COULD STILL TAKE TIME DESPITE BEING ELIGIBLE. WE MAY HAVE TO WAIT JUST A FEW WEEKS UNTIL WE CAN GET OUR SHOTS. THE STATE SAYS IT’S BEEN STRESS TESTING THE WEBSITE. IT’S ADDING MORE REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES TO THE PRE-REGISTRATION SYSTEM IT ALL COMES AS MASSACHUSETTS IS ON THE VERGE OF CROSSING A MAJOR MILESTONE IN ITS ROLLOUT SO FAR 2.9 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED A FIRST DOSE 1.9 MILLION ARE FULLY VACCINATED. THE SIGNIFICANCE IS THAT WE ARE GETTING CLOSER TO A TIPPING POINT. WE STILL HAVE QUITE A WAYS TO GO THE PAUSE ON THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE UNLIKELY TO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT HERE SINCE MOST OF THE DOSES ALLOCATED HAVE BEEN PFIZER AND MODERNA STILL SOME HOPE THAT PAUSE WON’T CONTRIBUTE TO VACCINE HESITANCY THE RISKS FROM THE VACCINE ARE SO MUCH LESS THAN MANY OF THE RISKS THAT PEOPLE TAKE IN THEIR DEARLY LIVES AND CERTAINLY MUCH LESS THAN GETTING COVID ITSELF. NOW DEPENDING ON SUPPLY THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID HE EXPECT. HOLD A TON OF PEOPLE TO BE BY MEMORIAL DAY. HE SAYS STATE NEEDS TO GET TO JUST OVER FOUR MILLION PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE HERD IMMUNITY. WE’LL LIVE HERE IN