Massachusetts has made improvements in its vaccine rollout, and it now ranks in the top ten states in terms of the percentage of its population that has received a first dose – up from the bottom ten states just a month ago, according to The Washington Post.
But critics point to continued racial disparities in vaccination rates, with some arguing that the state’s increased focus on mass vaccination sites will cause even greater inequities. Michael Curry, president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and a member of Gov. Charlie Baker’s COVID Vaccine Advisory Group, joined Jim Braude to discuss.