Cape Cod leaders frustrated with shift of doses from local to large-scale COVID vaccine sites
Updated Feb 18, 2021;
Posted Feb 18, 2021
In Falmouth, a sign in the Walgreens window on Friday told customers that the COVID-19 vaccine was not yet available at that location.
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By Chris Lisinski | State House News Service
On the day that more than 1 million Massachusetts residents gained eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines, lawmakers and local officials from Cape Cod slammed Gov. Charlie Baker’s decision to shift the administration of doses away from many municipalities.
Speakers on a Cape Cod COVID-19 Response Task Force call launched a new volley of criticism at Baker’s vaccine management, arguing that the region will struggle to balance the needs of adults 75 and older who have not yet received doses with the many people adults 65 and older, those with two or more medical issues creating a greater COVID risk, and residents of low-income and affordable senior ho
UpdatedWed, Feb 17, 2021 at 3:07 pm ET
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According to the 2019 American Community Survey, Barnstable County is the oldest county by age in Massachusetts. The survey said 13 percent of the Cape s population is 75 or older, while nearly 17 percent are 65-74. (Shutterstock)
BARNSTABLE, MA Nearly 100 state and local officials on Cape Cod wrote to Gov. Charlie Baker calling for more coronavirus vaccinations in Barnstable County.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Cape Cod has received 22,000 COVID-19 vaccines. Officials said 11.7 percent of the county s residents have received their first dose, but they worry not enough residents over 75 have been able to get vaccinated.
Gov. Charlie Baker said in his Wednesday news conference that Barnstable County is second in the number of first doses distributed so far, trailing only Berkshire County.
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Kids, grandkids, neighbors. Strangers online. Suddenly everyone this week was craving a little quality time with the older and wiser among us, looking to get out of the house and go for a drive . maybe to Gillette Stadium, or the Eastfield Mall.
The sudden popularity of the so-called Silent Generation had to do with Gov. Charlie Baker s new policy on vaccinating the 75-and-older cohort. Beginning Thursday, Baker said that anyone who accompanied an eligible senior citizen to a state-run vaccination site could get the shot as well, regardless of their age or health.
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The Barnstable Patriot
BOSTON - Freshman state Rep. Kip Diggs (D-Barnstable) has been named to six key legislative committees in the House of Representatives including the Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development and the Committee on Health Care Financing.
Rounding out Diggs assignments are the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, Housing, Education, and the Special Committee on Redistricting and Reapportionment.
“I am humbled and even more inspired to do the hard work that my district sent me to do,” said Diggs after the assignments were officially posted by House leadership. “Cape Cod is a destination for millions of people, but these assignments acknowledge the needs my communities have 12 months of the year, and I am more than ready to fight for my district.”