Mayor Kim Janey in a official visit to Grove Hall Art Mecca | Photo courtesy of the office of Mayor Kim JaneyThe acting Mayor of Boston, Kim Janey, defended the state of Boston regarding the highly controversial and discriminatory so-called “vaccination passports.”
“There’s a long history in this country of people needing to show their papers,” Mayor Janey stated during a conversation with Channel 5.
“During slavery, post-slavery, as recent as you know what immigrant population has to go through here,” Janey remarked to the mainstream media outlet on August 3, 2021, the same day that the New York Mayor, Bill de Blasio’s, made the questionable announcement requiring residents to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to access indoor facilities, including restaurants, gyms, and entertainment venues.
In an interview with WBUR on August 4, Mayor Janey explained that “requiring a passport would have a disproportionate impact on poor communities of color” and that Boston’s strategy is to “continue to inform and educate and work with community partners who have trusted relationships on the ground, meeting people where they are.”
In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including the City of Boston, vaccines for the COVID-19 are free for everyone and accessible everywhere. For more information, the Dorchester Post invites you to visit the Mass.gov COVID-19 website.
