Boston community access TV airs archived Janey COVID briefing labeled as committee meeting

BOSTON — July 22, 2026 — A Boston community access TV clip logged as a July 22, 2026, committee meeting contained no committee meeting. The footage, catalogued under clip identifier 9177 as an uncategorized committee session, consists entirely of a recorded COVID-19 vaccine briefing by then-Mayor Kim Janey — almost certainly from May 2021, based on references to a 2.1 percent citywide positivity rate as of May 11, an average of 63 daily cases, and an announced plan to lift COVID restrictions on May 29 in alignment with the Commonwealth. Janey announces a $3 million Vaccine Equity Grant Initiative, doubled from an original $1.5 million, and a city official identified as Chief Martinez presents hospital and vaccination data. No board convened, no votes were taken, and no agenda items were deliberated.