Across the Commonwealth, a handful of employees at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital and Lawrence General rolled up their sleeves to get the shot.
Healthcare Workers Receiving State’s First COVID-19 Vaccinations
Frontline workers at Tufts Medical Center are among the first people in Boston to get the coronavirus vaccine.
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