Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker toured a pooled COVID-19 testing program during a visit to the Nock-Molin Middle School in Newburyport.Nicolaus Czarnecki / Pool
President Biden urged state officials Tuesday to give school employees priority access to COVID-19 vaccinations, setting a goal that all educators receive a shot by monthâs end.
Bidenâs directive drew immediate praise from teachers and Democratic leaders who had urged Governor Charlie Baker to move educators to the front of the line. But it raised concerns that doing so could delay distribution for other groups given limited vaccine supply.
âVaccinating educators is important,â said Colin Killick, executive director of the Malden-based Disability Policy Consortium. âWhat weâre focused on is that Massachusetts is behind more than 25 other states in the level of priority it is giving to people with disabilities. Thatâs what needs to be corrected.â
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Alabama
People get COVID-19 vaccines during a drive-in clinic in the old Montgomery Mall parking lot in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday.
Montgomery: The state will roughly double the number of people eligible to receive immunizations against COVID-19 this month even though there’s still not enough vaccine for everyone who qualifies for a shot, the head of the state health agency said Friday. Dr. Scott Harris, the state health officer, said everyone 65 and older, educators, court officials, corrections officers, postal employees, grocery store workers, some manufacturing workers, public transit workers, agriculture employees, state legislators and constitutional officers will be eligible to get vaccinations when the program expands Feb. 8. Currently, only people 75 and older, first responders, health care workers and long-term care residents ar
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Alabama
Montgomery: The state will roughly double the number of people eligible to receive immunizations against COVID-19 this month even though there’s still not enough vaccine for everyone who qualifies for a shot, the head of the state health agency said Friday. Dr. Scott Harris, the state health officer, said everyone 65 and older, educators, court officials, corrections officers, postal employees, grocery store workers, some manufacturing workers, public transit workers, agriculture employees, state legislators and constitutional officers will be eligible to get vaccinations when the program expands Feb. 8. Currently, only people 75 and older, first responders, health care workers and long-term care residents are eligible. The state has been hearing complaints that more people aren’t allowed to get in line for shots. The change means as many as 1.5 million people in the state will qualify for shots, up from about 700,000 currently, H
The number of newly confirmed coronavirus deaths in Massachusetts rose by 87 on Saturday, pushing the state’s confirmed COVID-19 death toll to 14,241 since.