COVID vaccine: Massachusetts announces 11 regional collaboratives to boost vaccination efforts, offering 750 doses, 5 days a week
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
Nearly a dozen regional collaboratives to help streamline COVID-19 vaccination efforts were announced by the Baker administration on Wednesday.
The collaboratives, which include locations in Berkshire County, Northampton, Worcester and more, will have the capacity to vaccinate a minimum of 750 individuals per day, 5 days a week, the state said.
Each location will also have to meet an administration rate threshold of 85% and report doses within 24 hours, be open to all residents of the Commonwealth and provide public links for vaccine appointments.
“These collaboratives will leverage local health officials, regional hospitals and others to deliver high-throughput, efficient vaccination sites for all eligible residents across the commonwealth beginning March 1,” the state said.
Maple School Board ballot narrows to four | Superior Telegram
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Incumbent loses seat in Maple School Board primary election
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It s already time for another election: Tuesday, Feb. 16 is primary election day in Wisconsin.
All ballots in the state will contain the State Superintendent of Public Instruction race, which will be narrowed from seven candidates to two in Tuesday s primary election. The candidates are Sheila Briggs, Joe Fenrick, Troy Gunderson, Shandowlyon Shawn Hendricks-Williams, Deborah Kerr, Steve Krull, and Jill Underly. Wisconsin Public Radio has profiles of the candidates.
Incumbent Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor is not running.
Locally, there is also a primary election in the Maple School Board race. Shannon Grayson, incumbent Adam Landwehr, Shari Olson, Chris Schultz, and incumbent Rachel Zwicky are running for two seats. The Superior Telegram has profiles of the candid
Early-stage African VC firm Microtraction reports portfolio boom despite the weight of COVID-19
In a year marred by the coronavirus pandemic, it seems that early-stage startups on the African continent are continuing to see some notable growth, both in terms of their business and from investors looking to back them.
Microtraction, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Lagos, Nigeria, saw funding nearly quadruple for its portfolio.
In a review of the year published last week, the firm noted that 21 companies in its portfolio have raised more than $33 million in funding. This represents nearly four-fold growth over a year ago, when its portfolio raised $6 million (and just $3 million in 2018). The companies’ combined valuation stands at more than $147 million, according to the firm.