Veterinarians, teachers, other groups push for earlier access to vaccines
Veterinarian Brian Bourquin has never been busier. With a new crush of “pandemic pets” to tend to, he has seen calls to his Boston Veterinary Clinic soar 400 percent, and he’s worked weekends, hired more staff, and opened a third location just to keep up.

Despite the precautions Bourquin has taken, COVID-19 exposure lurks in every client interaction and staff procedure. So he was dismayed upon checking the Commonwealth’s timeline detailing when he’d be eligible to receive the vaccine. Veterinarians, he saw, are listed under Phase 3, expected to start in April, along with the general public, college administrators, and bottled beverage industry workers.

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