State cuts vaccine doses to hospitals

The state is cutting COVID-19 vaccine doses to hospitals across Massachusetts.

MATT: THE STATE IS NOW CHANGINGWHERE IT SHIPS VACCINE DOSESACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH.MOST VACCINES WILL NOW BE GOINTO MASS VACCINATION SITES, LIKEFENWAY PARK AND GILLETTESTADIUM, ALONG WITH PHARMACIESAND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS.THAT MEANS HOSPITALS WILL SEEFEWER DOSES THAN THEY EXPECTEDSOME PATIENTS TELL US THEY’REALREADY GETTING ALERTS, TELLINGTHEM SUPPLIES ARE RUNNING LOWAND NEW APPOINTMENTS WON’T BEACCEPTED.STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THESUPPLY FROM THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT HAS REMAINED THE SAMEFOR THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, WINO INCREASES IN DOSES EVEN ASTHE VACCINATION PUSH RAMPS UA SPOKESPERSON FOR THE COVID-1COMMAND CENTER TELLING US INPART, ALL PATIENTS AND HOSPITASTAFF WITH EXISTING APPOINTMENWILL GET THEIR FIRST AND SECONDSHOTS, AND THE ADMINISTRATION ISHOPEFUL MORE VACCINES