Month: January 2021

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JENNIFER: THIS IS A SITE WHERE FIRST RESPONDERS WILL BE ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES. 45,000 POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, EMTS ARE NOW ELIGIBLE FOR THE SHOT STATEWIDE. THERE WILL BE 60 VACCINATION SITES SET UP THIS WEEK TO HELP PROTECT THEM AS THEY DEAL WITH THE VIRUS ON THE FRONT LINES. THE STATE IS WORKING TO SET UP REGIONAL MASS VACCINATION SITES. THOSE COULD BE USED FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHEN WE REACH THAT PHASE. THE STATE HAD ADMINISTERED NEARLY 140,001ST DOSES OF THE VACCINE. WE’VE POSTED A LIST OF THE SITES DOING THE FIRST RESPONDER VACCINATIONS ON OUR APP. THE POLICE CHIEF AND FIRE CHIEF WILL BE THE FIRST IN LINE. THEY WILL GET THE SHOT JUST AFTER 7 First responders in Massachusetts begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine...

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Public health officials sounded the alarm for months, complaining that they did not have enough support or money to get COVID-19 vaccines quickly into arms. Now the slower-than-expected start to the largest vaccination effort in U.S. history is proving them right. As they work to ramp up the shots, state and local public health departments across the U.S. cite a variety of obstacles, most notably a lack of leadership from the federal government. Many officials worry that they are losing precious time at the height of the pandemic, and the delays could cost lives. States lament a lack of clarity on how many doses they will receive and when. They say more resources should have been devoted to education campaigns to ease concerns among people leery of getting the shots. A...

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