BOSTON (AP) — Boston Medical Center on Monday said it has received its first shipment of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine.

Tufts Medical Center, also in Boston, said it expects to receive its first shipment of the vaccine Tuesday. Other Boston-area hospitals are also expecting deliveries early this week.

Hospital workers are expected to be the first to receive the shots in Massachusetts, as well as long-term care facility residents and workers.

Police, firefighters, emergency responders and prison inmates are also among those that will be targeted in the state’s first phase of vaccine distribution.

Pfizer received emergency authorization from federal regulators on Friday for the medication.

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CHILDREN’S MUSEUM CLOSES

The Boston Children’s Museum is temporarily closing as a precaution in response to rising COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts.

The popular children’s museum said on Twitter it is voluntarily closing to the public effective Monday. It will remain closed through Jan. 7. The organization said all advance ticket purchases affected will be refunded.

“While disheartening during this time when the Museum normally welcomes thousands of children to enjoy festive exhibits and programs, we are confident that this step is in the best interest of our staff and visitors,” the museum said in its statement.

The organization said the museum building remain open for staff, who will be working on virtual programming, grant-based project work and other operations.

There have been no cases traced to the museum since it reopened in July, the organization said