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Gov. Charlie Baker is set to provide an update on COVID-19 vaccination in Massachusetts on Thursday.
He is scheduled to speak at 12 p.m. from Chelsea, where he is scheduled to tour the vaccination site at the La Colaborativa headquarters on Broadway. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Baker on Wednesday said Massachusetts is expecting more than 100,000 doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine next week. I can t tell you how important that is, Baker said.
Hours later, the company announced a batch of vaccine was spoiled by a manufacturing error, with media reports estimating that 15 million potential doses were lost.
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For the visually impaired, getting vaccinated has been a challenge
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With a walking cane in one hand, Kyle Robidoux does his best to navigate the sidewalk in front of a vaccination clinic in Revere, Massachusetts, the 45-year-old first started losing his vision when he was a teenager.
For Robidoux, who is legally blind, arriving at any new location always offers its set of challenges. The first time an Uber dropped him off, he was a few blocks down the street. It took nearly 30 minutes to finally get back to where he needed to be.
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