Vaccine Access Expanded In Metro North Area | Patch PM Patch 5/4/2021
MASSACHUSETTS It s Tuesday, May 4. Here s what you should know this afternoon:
Restaurants in the Bay State saw a 21 percent decline in revenue for the first quarter ended March 31 when compared to the three months ended Dec. 31.
Salem Hospital had to retract Monday s report that the hospital had no COVID-19 patients for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The hospital was, in fact, treating eight COVID-19 patients when it made its initial announcement.
The weather is not looking like it will cooperate for tonight s peak of the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, which is the last meteor shower we will see in Massachusetts until July.
BOSTON Nearly five months after the first COVID-19 vaccines were administered in Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday the state will move toward a new phase of its immunization effort with the state on track to meet its initial goal of fully vaccinating 4.1 million people by early June.
Baker said the revised vaccine strategy will see the administration start to dial back its reliance on mass vaccination sites and increase vaccine distribution to regional vaccine sites, mobile clinics and primary care providers to improve access to harder to reach populations.
Four of high-volume mass vaccination sites - Gillette Stadium, Hynes Convention Center, Natick Mall and Danvers Doubletree - will close by the end of June.
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More than 2.6 million people in Massachusetts have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, and over 70% of adult residents have received at least one dose, with more 85,000 doses a day being administered. But with appointments available around the state as supply has caught up with demand, Baker said Monday that his administration would begin to shift its strategy away from pushing vaccine through high-capacity mass vaccination sites at venues like Gillette Stadium. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Read the governor s full announcement below:
Read the governor s full announcement below:
Next Phase of the Commonwealth’s Vaccination Efforts: More Targeted, Community-Based Options
Massachusetts is a national leader for vaccine distribution across every national metric. As a result of the state’s efforts, hospitalizations and new positive cases decreased particularly among our most vulnerable residents.
While reaching 4.1 million residents vaccinated represents progress, the administration will continue to adapt vaccine efforts to be more targeted and will shift vaccines to smaller scale operations focusing on certain populations and specific communities such as the Commonwealth’s 20 most disproportionately impacted communities.
This next phase of the Commonwealth’s vaccine efforts will include: