State getting big boost in vaccine doses this week
Nicole Oliverio, Boston25News.com Staff
More and more vaccine doses are coming to Massachusetts.
The state saw a huge increase in its weekly vaccine supply, getting nearly 830,000 doses this week. Of that:
445,000 first and second doses will go to the state-run sites.
385,000 federal doses will be distributed to pharmacies and community health centers.
These numbers include a big, one-time boost of Johnson & Johnson with a shipment of nearly 109,000 doses.
The increase in doses comes as President Joe Biden announced he’s moving up his deadline to states for making all adults eligible for the vaccine.