Sites at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury and Fenway Park began administering coronavirus vaccines this week. Currently, the Reggie Lewis Center is only serving those who live or work in Boston, but will convert to vaccinating all eligible Massachusetts residents by the end of the month, according to Gov. Charlie Baker.
Including Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Danvers (which opened Wednesday) and the Eastfield Mall in Springfield, there are five mass vaccination sites throughout the state. Baker promises two more mega sites will be open soon.
Baker said these mass vaccination sites are the most efficient, and open up new appointments every Thursday. However, there are many smaller sites taking appointments as well; those inside grocery stores, schools, municipal buildings, churches, community health centeres and physician offices.
There are currently 125 sites up and running, and by the middle of the month, the number should increase to about 165, Baker said.
Here's a look inside the newly opened sites at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury and Fenway Park:
Dr. Valerie Roberson, president of Roxbury Community College, walks out of the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center, on Feb. 3, 2021. (Elise Amendola/AP)People in line are directed at the COVID-19 testing site in Roxbury. (Elise Amendola/AP)A group of people stand in line inside the Reggie Lewis Center to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)The new COVID-19 vaccination site is open at the Reggie Lewis Center on Wednesday. (Elise Amendola/AP)Marty Martinez, chief of Health and Human Services for the city of Boston, spoke with members of the media during a tour of the vaccination site at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury. (Courtesy Jeremiah Robinson/Mayor's Office)Tables set up inside the vaccination site at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury. The site is a joint effort between the city of Boston and Roxbury Community College. (Courtesy Jeremiah Robinson/Mayor's Office)A woman walks through the front entrance of the Reggie Lewis Center to be immunized with COVID-19 vaccine. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)Boston Red Sox mascot, Wally the Green Monster, gestures while dressed in a medical white coat outside Fenway Park, Monday Feb. 1, 2021, in Boston. Fenway Park is one of several large COVID-19 vaccination sites in the Boston area. (Elise Amendola/AP)The concourse undergoes preparations to serve as a COVID-19 vaccination site at Fenway Park in Boston on Jan. 27. (Courtesy Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox)Fenway's scoreboard turned over to designate its use as a mass vaccination site, as seen on Jan. 27. (Courtesy Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox)Coronavirus Vaccine CoverageNovel Coronavirus
