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State House Roundup: The lines are now open Wicked Local Eligibility verification? Check. Search by zip code? You bet. 24-7 call center? Well, itll be open for vaccine appointment scheduling, but only on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gov. Charlie Baker made last week about turning around the states maligned COVID-19 vaccination program, taking incremental steps to upgrade features on the website, set up a call center and expand outreach to populations still on the fence over whether to get...

We’re about a month away from the year anniversary when COVID-19 took hold, sickening and killing so many and upending our lives in unimaginable ways. Now, people are anxiously waiting for a vaccine, herd immunity and hopefully a return to...

WORCESTER — Almost exactly one year ago, State Sen. Eric Lesser visited Union Station to chat about East-West Rail.  He revisited the station Wednesday, and a lot has changed in a year...and not just that Lesser was now wearing a face mask. “The stars are aligning I think in a very key and high stakes way this year,” Lesser, a Democrat from Longmeadow, said in a meeting at Union Station Wednesday. Most importantly, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation has completed a 2 ½ year ...

BOSTON — More than a week after Gov. Charlie Baker first directed adults 75 and older to start booking COVID-19 vaccine appointments through an online-only platform, a state-run call center

We’re about a month away from the year anniversary when COVID-19 took hold, sickening and killing so many and upending our lives in unimaginable ways. Now, people are anxiously waiting for a vaccine, herd immunity and hopefully a return to...

Seniors can call 211 for live, phone-based vaccination assistance

Massachusetts has administered 681,472 doses of the COVID vaccine to date, including 149,030 over the last seven days, according to the latest vaccine data released by the Department of Public Health. But shipments of both the Moderna and the Pfizer vaccines were down this week, 32% and 27%, respectively, compared to intake from the week before. To date, there have been 896,300 total doses ...

Even as case numbers slowly start going down, the pandemic is still a potent threat but it looks like more vaccines will soon be coming to Massachusetts.

Vaccine call center goes live for seniors 75 and older By Chris Lisinski State House News Service More than a week after Gov. Charlie Baker first directed adults 75 and older to start booking COVID-19 vaccine appointments through an online-only platform, a state-run call center aimed at helping seniors who struggle to access or navigate the website is now live. Massachusetts residents in the 75-and-older group can call 211 to get live, phone-based assistance securing slots for the vaccine. The ...

Massachusetts launches COVID vaccine call center amid complaints about online access Updated Feb 05, 2021; After complaints about the state’s vaccine website, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced the launch of a call center to help residents book appointments to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The call center will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Baker said. People ages 75 or older, who are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, can reach the call center by calling 211...