BOSTON (WHDH) – Government Charlie Baker announced Monday that the second phase of the state’s vaccination will begin next week, as he unveiled a plan to open dozens of public vaccination sites.
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Residents who are 75 years or older will now be the first priority group in phase two and they can start vaccinating on February 1, Baker said during a news conference at the State House.
Bay staters who are 65 years and older have been moved to the second priority group, in addition to individuals with two illnesses, Baker said.
The revised order for phase two vaccinations is as follows:
- Individual 75+
- Individuals 65+ or with 2+ comorbidities
- Early education and K-12 workers, transport, utilities, food and agriculture, sanitation, public works and public health workers
- Individuals with a comorbidity.
Baker also said the state plans to open 103 public vaccination sites and 165 by the end of the week by mid-February.
Public vaccination centers include places such as pharmacies, community clinics and other providers and organizations that have experience in administering vaccinations.
Three more mass vaccination sites will also be opened in the coming weeks in Springfield, Danvers and Boston.
The Springfield premises at Eastfield Mall will open on January 2, premises at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Danvers will launch on February 3 and the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston will open during the first week of February.
This is in addition to sites already announced in Gillette Stadium and Fenway Park.
Baker said the state plans to introduce the ability to administer more vaccine doses than he currently receives from the federal government.
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All Phase One priority groups are now eligible for vaccinations, including health care workers, residents and staff of long-term and community care facilities, home health care workers and non-COVID-faced health workers and first responders.
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