Meet The People Keeping Us From Full Vaccination: The HUB

The HUB is a rundown of the stories people in Boston are talking about. Patch publishes the HUB every weekday.

Good morning, Boston! Today is Wednesday, May 19. We're talking local crime reporting, suing to stop the seniors and some absolutely mind-melting ticket prices.

But first...

Ever hear of psychobehavioral segmentation? Me neither. But that's how a company led by a Harvard adjunct professor grouped people who it says is holding us back from full vaccination.

Sema Sgaier, who co-founded Surgo Ventures and teaches at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, penned an opinion piece in The New York Times detailing the state-by-state findings of a recent survey about the types of people still hesitant to get vaccinated.

The survey found that 8 percent of the adults in Massachusetts were waiting to see what's happening with others, 7 percent were COVID skeptics, 3 percent believed they couldn't afford the time or cost (even if there is no cost) and 1 percent doesn't think the healthcare system treats them fairly.

Surgo also asked what the most prevalent barriers people who got at least one shot have already experienced. Massachusetts ranked among the worst states in having no available appointments, the vaccine website crashing and having no vaccine clinics close by. Those were all major issues early in the vaccination rollout but have been mitigated since.

It's an interesting survey to thumb through as we reach a point where they're giving out Dunkin' gift cards for people to get the vaccine

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I know there are two sides to every story — but I wouldn't want to be on this side. That would be the side suing to stop an affordable housing development for senior citizens, according to Tim Logan at The Boston Globe. The Jamaica Plain landlord of the adjacent building is joined in his legal action by Turtle Swamp Brewing, which says the development next door would threaten its business.

Where do you get your local neighborhood-level crime reporting from? Maybe it's Patch, maybe it's another local outlet, maybe it's Facebook community groups, maybe it's NextDoor. Or maybe it's @stacos, the Twitter account with more than 19,000 followers that tweets out quick-hit, bite-size (duh, it's Twitter) police scanner reports as they happen. The Boston Globe's Marcela Garcia wrote about the hit-or-miss venture. It's worth a read this morning — and it's important to remember how preliminary and out-of-context so much scanner information can be. Still, it's an interesting Twitter account.

Anyone got a couple G's I can borrow? I'm trying to get into the Tom Brady return game. OK, I'm not really — I loathe attending Patriots games as a fan (I've covered my share, though.) But if I were, I'd need at least $1,000 just to get into the building, according to Sean McGuire at NESN. The really good seats will cost you five to seven times that. Unreal.

What I'm reading today: There have been some white-hot columns coming out of The Globe lately. Given the material they've been given from the Boston police, it's not hard to see why. I noted Monday that Adrian Walker's piece was a must-read. Today I'm checking out "The Boston Police Department's moral rot" by Reneé Graham, who is not one to mince words. By the way, a Boston police officer from Milton was arrested on an assault and battery charge and ordered to stay away from his wife and children. WCVB has more on the latest bout of alleged bad behavior from within the department.

Weather

The National Weather Service says: During the day — Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. At night — Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Have a swell Wednesday.

You can email me at mike.carraggi@patch.com and follow me @PatchCarraggi.