Governor s decision on mass vaccinations draws fire from local communities
Effective Monday, March 1, local communities will no longer be administering first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
That decision from Gov. Charlie Baker last week has drawn heat from officials in Dedham, Norwood and Westwood.
Westwood Fire Chief John Deckers, who helped organize the town s vaccination efforts, said that the town s leadership is working on a formal response to the governor in hopes of highlighting the negative impact that his decision has made on the residents of Westwood. The Norfolk County fire chiefs have already gone on record that we do not support this decision, and I know that the governing boards of the Councils on Aging have also sent along letters.