It’s not clear how long the hiatus will be, but
federal officials say it could last weeks. Massachusetts was expecting a smaller shipment of the one-shot vaccines already, but yesterday’s announcement
upended vaccine appointments all over the state. While Baker has pitched the J&J vaccine as an avenue to vaccinate people more quickly compared to its two-shot counterparts this pause could stretch the state’s in-demand vaccine supply even further, as more people try to book their shots. Plus,
experts worry it could erode public trust in the vaccine.
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Jennifer Flanagan announces she’s stepping down from Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, ending 25-year career of public service
Updated Apr 13, 2021;
Posted Apr 13, 2021
Jennifer Flanagan’s last day on the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is April 30. Flanagan previously served as the state senator for the Worcester and Middlesex District. Photo courtesy of Cannabis Control Commission.
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Jennifer Flanagan on Tuesday announced she is stepping down from her seat on the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission this month, ending a 25-year career of public service in the state.
“I really believe that working alongside the inaugural commissioners, former commissioners [Britte] McBride, [Kay] Doyle, [Shaleen] Title, and commissioner [Steven] Hoffman, was something interesting,” Flanagan said in a phone interview. “We literally walked in to day one with nothing but a chair and maybe a pencil. So having created what we did, from the ground up
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Flanagan was appointed by Gov. Charlie Baker to serve a four-year term on the CCC as the body’s public health representative. Her term began on Sept. 1, 2017.
The announcement did not detail her future plans but said the resignation marks the end of a 25-year career of public service in Massachusetts.
“My motivation for accepting his appointment, and my primary goal throughout my term, has been to ensure the public health of Massachusetts residents remained a priority as the Commonwealth regulated legal cannabis,” Flanagan said in a statement. “I believe my contributions have kept that focus front and center as the commission has drafted and updated its regulations over the past three and a half years.”
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