Use the tool below to see what portion of different demographic groups in the state have been vaccinated. This tool will be updated as more data becomes available.
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in Massachusetts has been one of the slowest in the country. The state has received enough doses to vaccinate more than 1 million people, but as of March 2 only 578,000 people have been fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is just 10 percent of eligible residents.
A number of significant barriers have stalled distribution. As the state allows more groups in Phase 2 of the rollout to receive vaccinations, residents have had tremendous difficulty finding appointments. Website crashes, confusing instructions and booked-up slots have prevented many from signing up. Across the country, shipments of the two vaccines — one produced by local company Moderna, another by Pfizer and BioNTech — have arrived slower than expected. Many states have not been able to meet demand. In Massachusetts several municipalities warned they are running out of doses and might not have enough for the ever-growing list of vaccine-seekers. Not to mention, early polls showed that groups like Republicans, churchgoers, and Black and Latino residents are somewhat reluctant to take part in the vaccination program. Many of those groups remain disproportionately underrepresented in vaccination data distributed by the state, showing efforts to boost their interest in vaccinations have not been effective. The deadly virus has claimed nearly 16,000 lives in Massachusetts since March 2020.
The interactive graphic below tallies the number of vaccinated residents based on weekly reports from the state of Massachusetts. It also zeroes in on demographic groups, showing what portion of the state and its sub-communities are being vaccinated, compared to others.
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Use the tool below to see what portion of different demographic groups in the state have been vaccinated. This tool will be updated as more data becomes available.
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