By State House News Service
Nearly five months after the first COVID-19 vaccines were administered in Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday the state was moving into a new, more targeted phase of its immunization effort with the state on track to meet its initial goal of fully vaccinating 4.1 million people by early June.
Baker said the revised vaccine strategy would see the administration begin to dial back its reliance on mass vaccination sites and increase vaccine distribution to regional vaccine sites, mobile clinics and primary care providers to improve access to harder to reach populations.
Four of the seven high-volume mass vaccination sites - Gillette Stadium, Hynes Convention Center, Natick Mall and Danvers Doubletree - will close by the end of June, leaving sites in Boston, Springfield and Dartmouth.
BOSTON Nearly five months after the first COVID-19 vaccines were administered in Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday the state will move toward a new phase of its immunization effort with the state on track to meet its initial goal of fully vaccinating 4.1 million people by early June.
Baker said the revised vaccine strategy will see the administration start to dial back its reliance on mass vaccination sites and increase vaccine distribution to regional vaccine sites, mobile clinics and primary care providers to improve access to harder to reach populations.
Four of high-volume mass vaccination sites - Gillette Stadium, Hynes Convention Center, Natick Mall and Danvers Doubletree - will close by the end of June.
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is entering a new phase in Massachusetts.
With demand for the vaccines easing and thousands of appointments available, Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration announced plans Monday to ramp down operations at four of the state’s seven mass vaccination sites and shift doses toward smaller providers as officials look to focus on “harder to reach” and more hesitant populations.
The pivot comes as the state’s vaxfinder.mass.gov website shows thousands of vaccination appointments available this week across both large and small vaccine sites, including pharmacies, health clinics, and local community centers. And with 3.9 million people in Massachusetts already partially or fully vaccinated and another 180,000 first-dose appointments scheduled in the coming week, state officials project the state to reach its goal of fully vaccinating 4.1 million residents by the beginning of June.
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