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Gov. Charlie Baker's mishandling of the COVID-19 emergency

It's quite clear that Charlie Baker is inept in his handling of the health emergency . The Boston Globe, which had been giving Baker a "free pass," finally published an expose on his mishandling of the vaccine rollout.  https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/23/metro/massachusetts-lagging-most-other-states-covid-19-vaccination-rollout/ Massachusetts is in the BOTTOM THIRD of all states in our percent vaccinated. And one third of our vaccines are just sitting on shelves.  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-19-vaccine-doses.html  The governor's overly bureaucratic "plan" isn't working . He delayed the implementation of a computerized system, requiring paper forms to be manually completed, entered, and repeatedly reentered. Massachusetts, a hub of innovation, has one of the least computerized vaccination system - far worse than most other states. 36 states are doing better, including NH, NY, CT, RI, VT, ME. These states are way ahead of us, desp