The state’s Black and Latinx populations each suffered 10 percent more COVID-19 cases in the first half of 2020 and saw a death rate three times that of white residents.
An additional 1 million people are now eligible to schedule appointments, according to the press release, but due to “extremely high demand for appointments and limited vaccine supply,” it could take some residents more than a month to schedule one.
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is expected to sign an ordinance to forbid people from smoking tobacco, cannabis and vaporized nicotine products in public parks. While smoke-free parks may inspire more people...
