The state announced on Tuesday the expansion of more vaccine locations in each region of the Commonwealth at pharmacies, health care providers and a second mass vaccination site at Fenway Park to boost the capacity to administer vaccines per week by the thousands.
The Commonwealth will continue to add more vaccination sites throughout Massachusetts.
First, the Administration announced that Massachusetts will become one of the first states in the nation to launch the COVID-19 CDC Pharmacy Partnership – Phase 1 with CVS Health and Walgreens pharmacies located throughout the Commonwealth. Starting this week, this program will deliver a total of 10,000 doses to at least 15 CVS Health and Walgreens pharmacies a week for eligible residents in the Phase One priority groups.
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday said he will next week lift a stay-at-home advisory and an order requiring all businesses close by 9:30 p.m. as health officials see encouraging trends in the state’s COVID-19 data. The orders will be lifted Monday at 5 a.m., Baker said, adding the moves were possible because COVID-19 hospitalizations and the state’s average positive.
Mass. to Lift Stay-at-Home Advisory, Early Business Closure Order Next Week: Baker
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday said he will next week lift a stay-at-home advisory and an order requiring all businesses close by 9:30 p.m. as health officials see encouraging trends in the state s COVID-19 data.
The orders will be lifted Monday at 5 a.m., Baker said, adding the moves were possible because COVID-19 hospitalizations and the state s average positive test rate were trending in a better direction after spiking after the holiday season. Vaccines are reaching residents, positive case rates and hospitalizations have stabilized; those trends are moving in the right direction, Baker said. As a result, we believe it s OK and it s time to start a gradual easing of some of the restrictions we put in place in the fall.