Demand for COVID-19 vaccines is starting to dip as Mass. steps up efforts to reach the wary
âYouâve gotten the easy people,â said one official. Now comes the hard part.
By Robert Weisman Globe Staff,Updated May 1, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Erick Escobar opened the door of a home as Ana Martinez and her daughter Daya Martinez waited in East Boston. A team from ASG are going go door to door to help inform people in East Boston about COVID-19 vaccines.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
After months of Massachusetts residents enthusiastically rushing to get their COVID-19 shots, a stark reality is taking hold in the stateâs vaccine program: Most of the people who were eager to roll up their sleeves have already done so.
National Guard will be deployed to help Springfield mass vaccination site, mayor says Share Updated: 7:12 PM EST Feb 9, 2021
National Guard will be deployed to help Springfield mass vaccination site, mayor says Share Updated: 7:12 PM EST Feb 9, 2021
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Show Transcript START TO EVEN OUT. WCVB NEWSCENTER 5. ED: IN SPRINGFIELD, PEOPLE WAITED OUTSIDE IN THE SNOW FOR VACCINATIONS TODAY THE CITY’S MAYOR IS ASKING FOR CHANGES TO THE CLINIC AT THE EASTFIELD MALL. HE SAYS ORGANIZERS HAVE TOLD HIM THAT SENIORS WILL BE ALLOWED TO WAIT INSIDE FOR THEIR SHOTS, A THAT MORE WORKFORCE IS BEING ADDED TO CUT DOWN ON WAIT TIME MAYOR DOMENIC SARNO ALSO SAYS THAT THE NATIONAL GUARD IS BEING DEPLOYED TO ASSIST WITH THE VACCINATIONS. THE CLINIC AT THE EASTFIELD MALL IS THE ONLY MASS VACCINA