Two Central Massachusetts nonprofits and their partner hospitals will receive 20% of the $3 million in grants awarded by the Gov. Maura Healey Administration to aging services access points across Massachusetts.
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Effective the week of March 1, the state will no longer send first doses of the vaccine to all towns and municipalities, a change that Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone harshly criticized.
“Rather than allowing us to hold local clinics in our neighborhoods designed to serve our most vulnerable, our residents are being told to compete for slots at mass vaccination sites or pharmacies in other cities, he said. It’s a horrible model for older residents and others who need some assistance, for people who don’t have a car or paid time off, for parents who can’t afford childcare for longer vaccine trips, and for those who fear larger government entities.