Residents who pre-registered for a vaccine appointment through the state will have access to appointments through the Amherst-Northampton and Marshfield regional collaboratives beginning this week, Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday from Revere where he was touring a vaccination clinic.
The addition of the regional collaboratives to the preregistration system increases the number of appointments available to eligible residents who have been waiting for their turn to come around at one of the seven mass vaccination sites.
Baker said more than 1.5 million people have pre-registered for a shot, and over 800,000 have been contacted with a chance to book an appointment. Prior to this change, however, residents were restricted to booking an appointment at the mass vaccination clinic closest to their home.
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Gov. Charlie Baker is set to provide an update on COVID-19 vaccination in Massachusetts on Thursday.
He is scheduled to speak at 12 p.m. from Chelsea, where he is scheduled to tour the vaccination site at the La Colaborativa headquarters on Broadway. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Baker on Wednesday said Massachusetts is expecting more than 100,000 doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine next week. I can t tell you how important that is, Baker said.
Hours later, the company announced a batch of vaccine was spoiled by a manufacturing error, with media reports estimating that 15 million potential doses were lost.
For the visually impaired, getting vaccinated has been a challenge
and last updated 2021-04-01 14:32:29-04
With a walking cane in one hand, Kyle Robidoux does his best to navigate the sidewalk in front of a vaccination clinic in Revere, Massachusetts, the 45-year-old first started losing his vision when he was a teenager.
For Robidoux, who is legally blind, arriving at any new location always offers its set of challenges. The first time an Uber dropped him off, he was a few blocks down the street. It took nearly 30 minutes to finally get back to where he needed to be.