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The Daily Free Press

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Fenway Park vaccination site. Boston residents who drive seniors to vaccine distribution centers became eligible for same-day appointments Wednesday, leading some to offer rides to elderly vaccine recipients to receive the vaccine sooner. LILY KEPNER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts sees issues with ‘companion vaccination system,’ overall distribution

Madison Mercado February 16, 2021
Bostonians looking for a quicker COVID-19 vaccine have taken to offering the elderly rides to vaccination sites on Craigslist, following a Wednesday announcement by the state that caregivers accompanying those over 75 are eligible for a same-day appointment.
Boston Teachers Union President Jessica Tang. Teachers’ unions across Massachusetts are asking the state to put teachers back into a higher priority group for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Teachers unions disapprove of Massachusetts vaccine distribution

Rin Velasco January 29, 2021
“The governor keeps pushing schools to reopen for in-person learning more quickly, regardless of the risks to staff and students, yet he has just made it much harder to do that safely,” said Beth Kontos, president of the AFT Massachusetts.
Blue Cross Blue Shield will offer free two-hour Bluebike passes on Nov. 3 in its Bike to Vote campaign dedicated to helping Boston residents get to the polls. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

Bluebikes to provide free rides on Election Day

Samuele Petruccelli October 26, 2020
Free access will be available at more than 300 bike stations in and around Boston.
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