Colleges Distribute Vaccines, Though Most Students, Faculty Arenât Eligible For Shots Yet
The state of Massachusetts has enlisted several local colleges to help distribute the vaccine to healthcare workers and first responders.
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A handful of Massachusetts college campuses are serving as vaccine distribution centers, sparking a public health debate, as most college students and faculty wonât be eligible for their shots until April at the earliest.
Boston University, Northeastern, Tufts, UMass, Salem State and Harvard are already operating as vaccine distribution centers, and the state has approved about a dozen more colleges to administer vaccines. Students, faculty and staff just returning to campuses are relatively low on the priority list for the shots in Massachusetts.