STATEHOUSE ROUNDUP: Riding shotgun Recap and analysis of the week in state government Kids, grandkids, neighbors. Strangers online. Suddenly everyone this week was craving a little quality time with the older and wiser among us, looking to get out of the house and go for a drive ... maybe to Gillette Stadium, or the Eastfield Mall. The sudden popularity of the so-called Silent Generation had to do with Gov. Charlie Baker's new policy on vaccinating the 75-and-older cohort. Beginning Thursday, Baker said that anyone who accompanied an eligible senior citizen to a state-run vaccination site could get the shot as well, regardless of their age or health.