All Mass. residents 16 and older are now able to book a vaccine appointment
By Shannon Larson Globe Staff,Updated April 19, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Health professionals administered the COVID-19 vaccine to at least 200 essential workers at the Chelsea Senior Center in early April.Erin Clark/Globe Staff
As the coronavirus vaccination drive enters its fifth â and most pivotal â month, appointments opened to all Massachusetts residents age 16 and older on Monday.
State officials will face their biggest test yet now that eligibility for shots has been expanded to include people ages 16 through 54 â about 1.7 million more residents. It took Massachusetts three months to fully vaccinate one million residents against the virus, and less than a month to immunize its second million.