Baker says over 2 million COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed by March

BOSTON — The Baker administration plans to distribute 300,000 COVID-19 vaccines over the next three months to Massachusetts residents and workers who face the highest risks for the virus.

In one of the most optimistic signs yet that relief from the gruesome pandemic is on the way, state officials charted a clear course Wednesday to make the long-awaited vaccine widely available, pending approval of its emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration.

The three-phase plan is scheduled to roar into action this month with the first 60,000 doses set to arrive by Dec. 15. About 300,000 doses, including both Moderna- and Pfizer-manufactured vaccines, should arrive by the end of the month.

By the spring, millions more doses should land in Massachusetts, and the general public could start accessing immunization free of charge as soon as mid-April.

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