Many of our readers have emailed asking the same question:
When can I get a coronavirus vaccine?
The answer is, unfortunately, more than a little complicated.
Here’s what to know and what questions remain about when you are likely to be able to get a coronavirus vaccine.
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The state is currently focused on vaccinating healthcare workers and people in long-term care facilities. But on Thursday, the state announced that eligibility for prioritization would expand to a wider pool of people within the healthcare industry, followed by people in the state’s next priority group in order to prevent leftover doses from going to waste and to speed up the vaccine rollout. (Those next groups include child-care and education workers, and people 65 and older, among others. The process for how this will play out on the ground remains unclear.)