BOSTON, MA – NOVEMBER 18: Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders speaks during a press conference at the Massachusetts State House in Boston on Nov. 18, 2020. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
The Baker administration has stepped up efforts in recent weeks to find Massachusetts businesses willing and able to administer COVID-19 vaccines to their employees, holding online briefings for interested employers and reaching out to executives directly.
At the moment, only a small percentage of residents can receive a COVID-19 vaccine, including health care workers, first responders and those 75 and older. As a result, many employers have few if any workers who are currently eligible for vaccination.
But many area executives are keen on protecting their workforces against the virus. With a much greater swath of the state’s population set to become eligible for vaccinations in the coming months, administration officials have started to proactively engage business leaders.
