DPH: After distribution delay, vaccines due to arrive

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Massachusetts has been facing 鈥済litches鈥� in vaccine distribution, the state public health commissioner said this week, and a long-term federal government shutdown may create 鈥渞ipple effects鈥� across Massachusetts public health.

Ahead of a Center for Disease Control鈥檚 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting in September, the state on Sept. 17 issued its own COVID-19 vaccine guidance recommending that children ages 6 to 23 months, and all adults receive the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as those at higher risk for disease or exposure, those who are pregnant or lactating, and those who are immunocompromised.