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MCGILLIVRAY & SON: RACE DIRECTOR PIVOTS BUSINESS AND TEAMS WITH SON TO VACCINATE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
MCGILLIVRAY & SON: RACE DIRECTOR PIVOTS BUSINESS AND TEAMS WITH SON TO VACCINATE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS

THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE | YAHOO NEWS

Outside of grocery and liquor stores, the pandemic has wreaked havoc on practically everyone and everything, including the business of race director and promoter extraordinaire Dave McGillivray.

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FROM VENUE TO VACCINATION SITE: 'IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT WE COULD EVER HOST'
FROM VENUE TO VACCINATION SITE: 'IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT WE COULD EVER HOST'

BIZBASH

Like many event pros, in March 2020 Dave McGillivray was facing a career crisis. Because of the abrupt shutdown of events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the owner of Boston-based, 40-year-old event management company DMSE Sports—which has managed more than 1,400 events including the Boston Marathon, the Goodwill Games, the U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials, and many more race-related events—was forced to pivot.

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INSIDE BOSTON'S MAJOR LEAGUE VACCINE ROLLOUT
INSIDE BOSTON'S MAJOR LEAGUE VACCINE ROLLOUT

BLOOMBERG

In the past week, the U.S. reached an average of 2 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered daily. That’s about 25 doses per 100 people since the beginning of the vaccination campaign mid-December, according to Bloomberg estimates.

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HE'S USUALLY PREPARING FOR A MARATHON. INSTEAD HE'S GETTING PEOPLE VACCINATED
HE'S USUALLY PREPARING FOR A MARATHON. INSTEAD HE'S GETTING PEOPLE VACCINATED

WALL STREET JOURNAL

In an ordinary year, Dave McGillivray would be able to see the finish line. Patriots’ Day, the traditional April launch of the Boston Marathon, would be about six weeks out, and McGillivray’s team would be near done with the complex feat of logistics and preparation that helps 30,000 or so runners make the 26.2-mile jaunt from Hopkinton to Boylston Street one the most iconic sporting events on Earth.

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FENWAY PARK VACCINATION SITE TO BE MOVED TO HYNES CONVENTION CENTER AHEAD OF RED SOX OPENING DAY
FENWAY PARK VACCINATION SITE TO BE MOVED TO HYNES CONVENTION CENTER AHEAD OF RED SOX OPENING DAY

BOSTON.COM

Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday that the mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Fenway Park will be moved to the Hynes Convention Center later this month, ahead of plans to allow fans back at the ballpark for Red Sox opening day April 1.

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VACCINE DOSE RATE ON RISE AS THE CITY SLOWLY REOPENS
VACCINE DOSE RATE ON RISE AS THE CITY SLOWLY REOPENS

DORCHESTER REPORTER

Boston moved into a new phase of eased-up pandemic restrictions on Monday as children from pre-K to Grade 3 returned to classrooms for the first time in a nearly a year and restaurants and other indoor businesses faced renewed activity with capacity allowances ramped up to 50 percent.

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IN QUEST FOR HERD IMMUNITY, GIANT VACCINATION SITES PROLIFERATE
IN QUEST FOR HERD IMMUNITY, GIANT VACCINATION SITES PROLIFERATE

THE NEW YORK TIMES

With the nation’s coronavirus vaccine supply expected to swell over the next few months, states and cities are rushing to open mass vaccination sites capable of injecting thousands of shots a day into the arms of Americans, an approach the Biden administration has seized on as crucial for reaching herd immunity in a nation of 330 million.

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OPERATOR OF FENWAY PARK, GILLETTE STADIUM MASS VACCINATION SITES ASSUMES LEADERSHIP AT REGGIE LEWIS CENTER SITE
OPERATOR OF FENWAY PARK, GILLETTE STADIUM MASS VACCINATION SITES ASSUMES LEADERSHIP AT REGGIE LEWIS CENTER SITE

WCVB

Massachusetts officials have selected a company behind two of the state's first mass vaccination sites to take over the leadership of the vaccination site at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury to help it grow and implement new scheduling procedures that are specific to the city

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