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From YouTube: COVID-19 Media Availability 5-17-21
Description
Boston Mayor Kim Janey hosts a media availability to discuss updates relating to COVID-19.
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A
A
Boston
residents
are
getting
their
shot
at
rates
that
outpace
the
rest
of
the
country.
We
are
doing
this
work
together.
Coordinating
with
the
state,
the
city
of
boston,
is
implementing
a
mix
of
strategies
that
are
working
for
our
communities.
We
are
creating
equitable
vaccine
access
in
our
city
with
a
four-part
approach.
Mass
vaccination
sites
that
deliver
doses
to
thousands
community
health
centers
that
are
familiar
and
trusted
targeted
clinics
for
frontline
workers
and
mobile
units
that
bring
the
vaccine
right
into
our
neighborhoods.
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A
A
A
A
We
know
what
works
in
boston.
We
have
created
a
culture
of
wearing
masks,
washing
our
hands
and
keeping
our
distance
that
keeps
us
safe.
Let's
keep
it
up.
We
will
only
get
through
this
pandemic
together,
as
we
welcome
the
reopening
of
our
city
and
get
boston
back
to
work,
we
can't
leave
our
neighborhoods
behind.
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A
A
A
The
initiative
will
now
provide
three
million
dollars
in
total
grants
to
neighborhood
groups
working
on
the
ground
door
to
door
to
bring
vaccines
to
the
communities
that
need
it
most
through
the
vaccine
equity
grant
initiative.
Neighbors
are
reaching
out
to
other
neighbors.
To
answer
questions
provide
translation
and
arrange
transportation
for
life-saving
vaccines.
A
A
It
is
easier
than
ever
to
book
an
appointment
and
in
many
locations
you
can
just
show
up
without
an
appointment
to
get
your
shot.
We've
been
fighting
covet
19
for
over
a
year.
After
all
of
this
time
of
sacrifice
and
fear,
I
think
the
best
incentive
to
get
the
vaccine
is
to
protect
ourselves.
Our
loved
ones
and
our
communities
from
covet
vaccines
give
us
the
chance
to
create
a
safer
and
more
hopeful
future
for
boston.
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A
B
Martinez,
thank
you
mayor.
The
city
continues
to
make
progress
in
our
fight
against
covid,
and
the
data
shows
us
that
bostonians
are
doing
their
part.
As
the
mayor
mentioned,
we're
making
progress.
As
of
may
11th,
we
are
only
seeing
an
average
of
63
cases
per
day
in
the
city.
Our
positivity
is
down
to
2.1
percent,
with
no
neighborhood
over
4.3
percent,
we've
seen
an
ongoing
decrease
over
the
last
several
months.
Our
hospital
metrics
have
also
gone
down.
B
B
But
while
the
data
shows
us
it's
working,
as
the
mayor
said,
we
must
double
down
on
those
efforts
right
now
in
boston,
293,
000
bostonians
have
been
fully
vaccinated
about
43
percent.
As
of
may
11th,
and
we
know
that
number
is
over
300
000.
By
now
our
residents
are
making
tremendous
progress,
but
we
have
more
work
to
do
in
our
in
our
communities
of
color.
B
Health
and
human
services
and
the
health
commission
stand
ready
to
work
to
make
sure
that
we're
continuing
this
progress
so
that
all
bostonians
can
benefit
from
this
reopening
and
keep
us
all
safe
as
we
fight
to
finish
this
fight.
As
we
work
to
finish
this
fight
against
coven,
the
progress
we've
made
is
working
and
it's
important
that
we
have
this
recovery,
but
it's
important
that
we
continue
to
do
all
the
things
we've
done
that
have
gotten
us
here
now
with
that
I'll
pass
it
back
to
the
mayor
to
take.
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A
But,
as
I
said
today,
we
have
more
work
to
do
in
making
sure
that
we
are
getting
the
vaccine
out
to
every
neighborhood
and
that
we
are
doubling
down
our
efforts
to
ensure
that
every
bostonian
who
wants
a
vaccine
can
get
one
for
me.
No,
I
mean
I
have
it
off
here
so
that
you
can
hear
me
and
because
you're
far
away,
but
no
I
was
out
this
weekend
and
it
was
so
good
to
see
the
number
of
boston
residents
who
are
continuing
to
mask
up.
A
Despite
that,
the
weather
is
great
and
people
are
out
enjoying
and
that
they're
hearing
different
messages
from
the
feds
people
in
boston
are
still
protecting
themselves,
and
I
think
that
is
the
best
course
of.
C
A
So
I
will
simply
say
this:
the
hearing
that
I
scheduled
for
commissioner
white
was
to
remove
him
as
commissioner.
He
has
now
filed
an
injunction
with
the
courts
and
until
we
hear
that
ruling
we
won't
have
much
more
to
share
on
that.
Yes,.
C
A
The
question
was
about
hesitancy
in
some
of
our
neighborhoods
and
an
incentive
to
get
the
vaccine.
The
best
incentive
is
to
protect
ourselves
against
covet
19..
Unfortunately,
we
have
seen
throughout
this
pandemic
a
disproportionate
impact
in
certain
communities.
The
black
and
latino
community
has
had
disproportionate
impact
in
terms
of
cases
as
well
as
deaths,
and
this
is
why
we
are
doubling
down
our
our
efforts
to
get
more
resources
out
into
our
neighborhoods
to
reach
people
where
they
are
particularly
in
the
hardest
hit,
neighborhoods
and
the
vulnerable
populations.
A
It
is
important
that
we
continue
to
do
what
works
in
boston
and
we
that
we
not
let
our
foot
off
the
gas
when
it
comes
to
beating
this
pandemic.
Together,
we
are
doing
that
not
just
the
residents
of
boston
but
all
of
the
many
partners
who
have
been
recipients
of
the
funding
that
I
gave
initially
that
original
1.5
million
we're
doubling
that
that
effort,
we're
doubling
that
money
so
that
we
can
reach
some
of
the
hardest
hit
communities.
We've
got
to
keep
it
up,
but
there's
a
lot
to
celebrate.
A
Today,
the
the
numbers
are
going
in
the
right
direction.
We
need
to
keep
them
going
in
the
right
direction
and
we
need
to
do
everything
we
can
to
ensure
everyone
in
boston
can
get
access
to
the
vaccine
and
actually
gets
vaccinated.
That
is
how
we
ensure
our
economic
recovery
works,
because
it
is
so
tied
to
our
public
health
recovery.
We
have
to
get
folks.
A
A
You
know
I
am
scheduling
a
hearing
as
soon
as
the
court
allows
to
remove
this
current
commissioner
and
to
appoint
a
new
commissioner
so
that
we
can
move
our
city
forward
until
we
get
a
ruling
which
we
expect
will
happen.
Hopefully
sometime
this
week,
we'll
have
to
to
wait
and
see
on
that,
but
the
my
intent
is
to
move
the
police
department
forward
and
ultimately
move
our
city
forward.
A
There
is
a
lot
of
work
that
we
have
to
do
in
our
city
and
we
can't
have
the
officers
who
are
doing
good
work
every
day,
wonder
that
that
if
they
speak
up
that
somehow
there'll
be
some
retaliation,
we
saw
that
there
was
a
clear
culture
of
fear
and
silence
with
this
report
and
we
can't
have
that
continue.
Nor
can
we
have
a
culture
by
which
victims
of
domestic
violence
or
sexual
assault
feel
like
they
can't
go
to
the
police
for
help.