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Week in review: preparing for child vaccines, UMass Chancellor apology, and more

Dave Roback
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THE REPUBLICAN MASS LIVE
UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy

New England states are preparing for a new round of COVID-19 vaccinations as early as next week. That’s when lower dosage shots for children as young as 5 could receive final federal approval. It is one of the topics up for review by panelists this week on And Another Thing.On Fridays, And Another Thing looks back at a few of the major news stories from western New England from the past week and offer analysis.

Other topics include a plan to spend some of the unrestricted federal COVID-19 relief funds the state of Massachusetts has received, an apology from UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumle Subbaswamy over his response to racist emails on campus, and the final week of campaigning for municipal elections.

Our panelists are:

  • Elizabeth Roman, Reporter for The Republican and Mass Live and Editor for El Pueblo Latino
  • Larry Parnass, Investigations Editor for the Berkshire Eagle
  • Michael Dobbs, Executive Editor for Reminder Publications