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Mass. firefighters' union says vaccination plan lacks coordination The Associated Press, Telegram & Gazette © PFFM Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts BOSTON — The head of the statewide firefighters union said the state's plan to get firefighters vaccinated against the coronavirus lacks "coordination and communication."  Richard MacKinnon Jr., president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts, said the state is leaving the vaccinations of first responders up to local boards of health, with varying results. "It just seems like there's been a lack of pl...

The rollout of the coronavirus vaccines in Massachusetts has gone largely as planned with just a few minor glitches along the way, Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday as the state’s death toll surpassed 12,000. About 78,000 doses of the vaccine have been administered statewide as of Tuesday, and an estimated 20,000 people who live and work at long-term care facilities should be vaccinated at one of 50 vaccination clinics by the end of this week, the Republican governor said at a news conference. “The progress obviously in this respect shows that while it is lumpy and bumpy, which we said it...

34,953 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Massachusetts, but a glitch delayed some shipments Updated Dec 23, 2020; The Massachusetts COVID-19 Response Command Center reports that 34,953 COVID vaccine doses have been administered in the state as of 7 p.m. Tuesday. A technical shipping glitch, however, delayed the shipment of 400 orders of vaccine nationally. The delay resulted in several Massachusetts hospitals that were supposed to receive shipments Tuesday now expecting to see those on Wednesday, COVID-19 Response Command Center Communications Directors Kate Reilly said. More than ...

Mass. COVID-19 numbers continue to climb as Moderna vaccine added to state pandemic arsenal By John Hilliard Globe Staff,Updated December 20, 2020, 6:57 p.m. Email to a Friend Vehicles with children received toys. The City of Everett hosted a Winter Wonderland drive-thru around Wehner Park during the continuing coronavirus pandemic.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Massachusetts expects to add a second vaccine to its pandemic arsenal this week, as state public health officials reported more than 4,100 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 60 deaths Sunday. Due to arrive just days before Christmas, the Mo...

Like other states, Massachusetts will see a reduction in expected doses of the Pfizer vaccine being shipped across the country. The federal government said shipments of the first COVID-19 vaccine doses to Massachusetts have been reduced from the 60,000 anticipated to about 42,900 doses, according to a spokesman for the Massachusetts COVID-19 Response Command Center. "The Command Center is in communication with the CDC to learn more about when additional shipment(s) are arriving," according to a statement from the command center. Gov. Charlie Baker said in previous statements that he expected ...