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Plus, the risks and possible benefits of the growing mistrust in our institutions.

After a bumpy rollout of the coronavirus vaccine here in Massachusetts, Governor Charlie Baker was asked to testify before a new oversight committee.

We speak about what this means with Dr. Dan Barouch, the director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. We also speak with WBUR's Carey Goldberg, one last time, about the latest vaccine and coronavirus news.

Plus, we're joined by three Black professionals whose work is focused on public service.

We speak with Stuart Koman, president and CEO of Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham

We revisit a trip that Radio Boston's Paris Alston took to Martha's Vineyard in 2019.

We have been having a series of conversations this month on Radio Boston about what it's like to live and work in our communities if you're Black. Today, we're joined by three professionals whose work is focused on public service.

Massachusetts State Representative Jon Santiago has officially entered the race to be the next mayor of Boston. He joins us to talk about why he decided to run and what he sees as the most important issues facing the city.

Riley will ask members of the state's Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to authorize him to move forward with this plan at a meeting next month.

State lawmakers on a new legislative oversight committee are preparing to ask Gov. Charlie Baker and Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders about the website crash, and other issues with the state's vaccine rollout, at a public hearing on Thursday.