State will shut down mass vaccination sites in coming weeks
Meanwhile, a new report calls for keeping telehealth options and other pandemic measures. Boston s Jerome Sampson helped his mother Lorraine Peters, 80, get the vaccine shot from RN Lisa Cronin at Gillette Stadium in February. David L Ryan/Globe Staff
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BOSTON (AP) The state announced Thursday that the mass vaccination sites that were so critical earlier in the pandemic will be shutting down over the next several weeks as the fight against COVID-19 in Massachusetts adopts a more targeted strategy.
With nearly 3.7 million residents fully vaccinated and over 4.3 million people having received at least a first dose, the Baker administration said it’s now focused on ramping up community-based vaccine efforts to reach remaining unvaccinated populations.
Seniors line up at vaccination sites across Massachusetts
Updated February 1, 2021, 3:10 p.m.
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A sign outside of the Reggie Lewis Center announced that COVID-19 vaccination distribution has been canceled for today because of the pending snowstorm. Appointments scheduled for today will automatically be rescheduled to February 8th.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
After a bumpy start to Phase 2 of Massachusettsâ vaccination plan, Mass. residents age 75 and older who managed to schedule appointments are set to begin receiving COVID-19 vaccinations Monday.
But a major snowstorm in the forecast is complicating an already difficult roll out as at least two mass vaccination sites have moved up appointments and at least one site is closing early.