All Mass. residents 16 and older are now able to book a vaccine appointment
By Shannon Larson Globe Staff,Updated April 19, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Health professionals administered the COVID-19 vaccine to at least 200 essential workers at the Chelsea Senior Center in early April.Erin Clark/Globe Staff
As the coronavirus vaccination drive enters its fifth â and most pivotal â month, appointments opened to all Massachusetts residents age 16 and older on Monday.
State officials will face their biggest test yet now that eligibility for shots has been expanded to include people ages 16 through 54 â about 1.7 million more residents. It took Massachusetts three months to fully vaccinate one million residents against the virus, and less than a month to immunize its second million.
Massachusetts is almost halfway to governorâs vaccination goal. But a big challenge lies ahead.
Starting Monday, anyone 16 or older can book their shot
By Robert Weisman and Emma Platoff Globe Staff,Updated April 18, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Officials in Governor Charlie Baker s administration say that while a new surge of demand is likely Monday with the widened eligibility for vaccines, the state s preregistration system and improved logistics at vaccine sites have left providers better prepared to meet it.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
It took three months for Massachusetts to fully vaccinate one million residents against the coronavirus. It took less than a month for the state to immunize its second million.
No one in New England should be getting the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after the U.S. government paused its use to investigate multiple adverse reactions to the shot. Officials in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont and Maine notified providers in each state to stop using the single-dose vaccine in response to federal recommendations Tuesday. The states moved swiftly.
Halt in J&J shots deepens vaccination uncertainties at a critical time
Massachusetts follows CDC recommendation to pause injections
By Robert Weisman and Jonathan Saltzman Globe Staff,Updated April 13, 2021, 1 hour ago
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A clinic in Elgin, Ill., was closed Tuesday with the news of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.Rick West/Associated Press
A sudden halt in Johnson & Johnsonâs vaccine injected jitters into the nationâs COVID-19 inoculation campaign Tuesday, threatening to shake confidence in vaccinations six days before theyâre opened to all adults.
Massachusetts quickly joined dozens of other states, including neighboring Rhode Island and New Hampshire, in adopting a federal recommendation to suspend the J&J shots as US health officials review a half-dozen cases of rare blood clots in women who had been given the single-dose vaccine. About 6.8 million Americans have received the vaccine so far.