January 14, 2021
However, with the pandemic raging, some are questioning why the process isn’t happening faster.
According to
The Washington Post‘s vaccine distribution tracker, Massachusetts is 26th in the country when it comes the number of people per capita who have gotten their first dose, lagging behind New York and the other New England states. And while the federal government issued new guidance this week urging states to expand the pool of individuals who can get a vaccine, Gov. Charlie Baker is defending his administration’s regimented approach.
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“I know this isn’t popular, but I really hope that early on we are able, with the vaccine that’s available, to hit the populations for whom life is most at risk, and for whom the health care system relies on and depends on to provide care,” Baker told reporters during a press conference Wednesday afternoon.