Thread by @BillDriscollJr

Senator @Jo_Comerford & I have sent @MassGovernor a letter RE: the evolving surge of #COVID19MA.

As co-chairs of the Joint Cmte on #COVID19 & Emergency Preparedness & Mgmt the letter shares concerns, seeks greater understanding & urges consideration RE: objectives & next steps.

The plan needs boost'n.

The #1 #COVID19MA countermeasure being promoted (vax & boosters) needs a new goal.

A 🎯will give practitioners & the public something to team up & aim at.

Coordinated, collective public health action that supports our healthcare workforce & each other.

Using a vaccination goal we set earlier in 2021 our total, able to be boosted population, is approx 4.1M as of tomorrow 12/22.

We reached 4.1M fully vaxed back on 6/22.

Today, ~45% of those eligible in MA have been boosted.

Boosters offer the best protection against #Omicron

More fully vaccinated adults & kids 16+ are becoming booster eligible each day. 🎯

More kids are turning 5 every day. 🎯

We urgently need a focused plan w/ shared goals to coordinate get'n more shots in arms.

#Delta & #Omicron aren't taking any days off.

#COVID19MA #MApoli

In our letter, @Jo_Comerford & I, urge the Administration to re-energize the work w/ local communities.

Particularly those disproportionately impacted by #COVID19MA in order to diagnose & address barriers or shortfalls to closing persistent race/ethnicity gaps & meeting goals.