The need for pin-pointed vaccination efforts are eclipsing the need for mass vaccination sites in Massachusetts. Nothing illustrates this better than Gillette Stadium, the biggest mass vaccination site in the state, ceasing its pandemic-era functions while a concerted push for mobile vaccination grows.
A seemingly technical change in how the state will redraw its political boundaries has ignited a fiery intraparty battle on Beacon Hill, where the state’s top election official is accusing legislative leaders of orchestrating a “power grab.”
Black Boston COVID-19 Coalition, alleging unsanitary conditions, wants Grove Hall CVS to stop vaccinating
By Jeremy C. Fox Globe Correspondent,Updated April 6, 2021, 7:12 p.m.
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The Black Boston COVID-19 Coalition is asking officials to shut down the vaccination program at the CVS in Grove Hall after the civil rights group alleged that the store was unsanitary and allowed people seeking vaccinations to gather close together while waiting
over the weekend.
Louis Elisa, a member of the groupâs steering committee, visited the CVS on Saturday after hearing concerns from neighbors and found a trash can overflowing with refuse and âa crowd of people bunched up togetherâ as they awaited shots of the vaccine, he said in a phone interview Monday night.
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Last night, Assistant Speaker Clark joined the U.S. House of Representatives in passing H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a transformational package of
pro-democracy and ###strong reforms that will reduce the influence of money in politics, strengthen ethics laws, ensure accurate elections, and protect voting rights. Despite a record turnout and the November 2020 election being deemed the safest election in American history, the January 6th insurrection was fueled by a lie about the security of our election system and subsequently, Republican leaders have filed over 100 voter suppression bills in 28 states. The insurrection on January 6th had a specific purpose: to overturn a fair, free election and violently disenfranchise millions of voters, said Assistant Speaker Clark. The immediate threat has been quelled, but our democracy s future is still unclear. Across the country, there are ongoing efforts to suppress and limit votes, dark money fuels campaigns without acc
âI think we could be a model for other communitiesâ: Black Boston COVID-19 Coalition helps bring vaccine to people of color
By Deanna Pan Globe Staff,Updated February 25, 2021, 5:56 p.m.
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Louis Elisa of Roxbury put up a poster advertising the vaccination event this weekend.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
When Black residents walk through the doors of the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury this weekend for their COVID-19 vaccine, theyâll see people who look like them â administering shots, registering voters, giving away boxes of groceries, and handing out warm cups of soup for their journey home.