Appointments for first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are available at three of the state’s mass vaccination sites after being fully booked for next week, the state said early Thursday.About 12,000 new appointments will be made available for first-dose appointments at mass COVID-19 vaccination sites when new appointments are posted Thursday.The state urged residents to check the other mass vaccination sites for availability. The Curative website indicates that new appointments for first doses will be made available at 8:30 a.m. Last week, approximately 50,000 first-dose appointments were posted and all were “nearly filled” within 90 minutes of their release. The Massachusetts COVID-19 Response Command Center announced in a statement Wednesday that fewer appointments are available this week because of the need to set 45,000 doses aside for second-dose appointments. President Joe Biden has said there will be enough vaccine for every American to get one starting in May, but local experts are adding a caveat.”I think May is an achievable target but it is going to require some lucky breaks. Everything is going to have to go just right and we really won’t be able to afford any glitches,” Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s Dr. Daniel Kuritzkes said.Beginning on March 11, approximately 400,000 teachers, child care workers and school staff members will also join the universe of eligible residents. State officials said they plan to designate specific days for the vaccination of educators at the mass vaccination sites, but plans for that are still in the works. Across all of the 170 approved vaccination sites in Massachusetts, the command center expects 250,000 total doses to be administered this week. During the month of March, Massachusetts is receiving one shipment of 58,000 doses of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson vaccine, but no more is expected to be available for several weeks. The doses that do arrive are allocated primarily to hospitals and health systems. Massachusetts vaccination progress:
Appointments for first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are available at three of the state’s mass vaccination sites after being fully booked for next week, the state said early Thursday.
About 12,000 new appointments will be made available for first-dose appointments at mass COVID-19 vaccination sites when new appointments are posted Thursday.
The state urged residents to check the other mass vaccination sites for availability. The Curative website indicates that new appointments for first doses will be made available at 8:30 a.m.
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Last week, approximately 50,000 first-dose appointments were posted and all were “nearly filled” within 90 minutes of their release.
The Massachusetts COVID-19 Response Command Center announced in a statement Wednesday that fewer appointments are available this week because of the need to set 45,000 doses aside for second-dose appointments.
President Joe Biden has said there will be enough vaccine for every American to get one starting in May, but local experts are adding a caveat.
“I think May is an achievable target but it is going to require some lucky breaks. Everything is going to have to go just right and we really won’t be able to afford any glitches,” Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s Dr. Daniel Kuritzkes said.
Beginning on March 11, approximately 400,000 teachers, child care workers and school staff members will also join the universe of eligible residents. State officials said they plan to designate specific days for the vaccination of educators at the mass vaccination sites, but plans for that are still in the works.
Across all of the 170 approved vaccination sites in Massachusetts, the command center expects 250,000 total doses to be administered this week.
During the month of March, Massachusetts is receiving one shipment of 58,000 doses of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson vaccine, but no more is expected to be available for several weeks. The doses that do arrive are allocated primarily to hospitals and health systems.