Jordan Frias has reported on the response to COVID-19 through our Pandemic Democracy Project for nearly a year. Published together below, his three latest dispatches from the field show the movements of public health workers and officials on the ground, as they continue testing for coronavirus and attempt to get as many vaccines into biceps as possible.
NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING RESIDENTS STRUGGLE TO GET VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS
“If I haven’t been able to get it for myself, what will this mean for them?”
DISPATCH FROM THE DISASTROUS DOC HEARING ON ITS SNAIL MAIL OVERHAUL
Department in denial that officers smuggle in drugs. Prisoner advocates cry foul.
SHELTER SHOCK
Despite effective short-term measures, long-term homelessness persists in Mass
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT
In a COVID winter, it’s harder than ever to find a public bathroom in Boston. What’s the city doing about it?