Massachusetts has made efforts to narrow racial and geographic disparities in vaccinations. But clearly, the work is far from over.

Greater Boston’s biggest growth node straddles the Mystic and Malden Rivers, at the intersections of six cities. No government body is now charged with managing its growth into a coherent, connected, and inclusive place.

Our public health infrastructure in Massachusetts is inadequately funded and our approach is too fragmented across 351 separate cities and towns.

Depending on where the rulemaking process lands, this promising new law could in practice net thousands of new homes – or almost none.