By Christian M. Wade Statehouse reporter Apr 1, 2021
9 hrs ago
BOSTON A top federal health official on Tuesday urged Massachusetts and other states to keep COVID-19 restrictions in place amid concerns about a fourth wave of infections.
During a visit to a mass vaccination site in Boston, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said health officials are concerned about a rise in COVID-19 cases nationally as many state governments take steps to reopen their economies.
Walensky, a Peabody native and former chief of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, raised eyebrows earlier this week by saying she has a feeling of impending doom about another surge.
Starting on March 18, the operation will begin a transition from Fenway Park to Hynes Convention Center.
On March 27, the Fenway Park site will officially be closed.
Both Governor Baker and the Red Sox are looking to have the stadium cleared out and ready to host fans at 12% capacity when the baseball season kicks off in April.
Governor Baker detailed the transition, “This month the new Hynes site will ramp up to do the amount of vaccinations that are currently being done at Fenway Park. Which is about 1500 a day. Later this spring if our supply increases the Hynes has room to scale up to more than 5,000 shots per day.”