STATE OFFICIALS are trying to spin the VaxMillions Giveaway as a success, but it’s very hard to say whether the lottery game actually did what it was intended to do […]
COVID-19
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Spilka lays out vaccine mandate
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE SENATORS and Senate employees will need to show proof they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 15, a new requirement Senate President Karen Spilka […]
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Battling over religion and vaccines
With the rise of the Delta variant of COVID-19, the vaccination strategy in Massachusetts is shifting from cajoling, pleading, and incentivizing (gift cards, free coffees, and lottery prizes) to more […]
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Battling over religion and vaccines
WITH THE RISE of the Delta variant of COVID-19, the vaccination strategy in Massachusetts is shifting from cajoling, pleading, and incentivizing (gift cards, free coffees, and lottery prizes) to more […]
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Abolish the vaccine religious exemption
VACCINES SAVE LIVES. Never has this been more evident than in the last year. Since the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 15,000 lives in Massachusetts […]
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In another shift, Baker favors mask mandate in schools
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE STATE’S education commissioner is seeking authority to mandate that students ages 5 and up and staff and educators in public K-12 schools wear masks indoors […]
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Where the pandemic buck stops
AS MASSACHUSETTS simultaneously looks to make its way past the worst of the pandemic while also adjusting to the new curve balls being thrown by the surging Delta variant, it […]
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Baker orders state employees to be vaccinated
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER ordered all state employees to be fully vaccinated by October 17 or face disciplinary action or dismissal, with exceptions only for those with medical disabilities or sincerely […]
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20% increase in breakthrough cases
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE IN THE WEEK between August 7 and August 14, almost 2,700 fully vaccinated people became infected with COVID-19 in Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health said […]
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In Kingston, dueling policies over masks
The Kingston Board of Health voted to require masks in schools last week and the following day the Kingston School Committee voted not to. The Board of Health has no […]
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In Kingston, dueling policies over masks
THE KINGSTON BOARD of Health voted to require masks in schools last week and the following day the Kingston School Committee voted not to. The Board of Health has no […]
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Leaders need to stand on the side of science
AS PHYSICIANS on the frontlines of the COVID pandemic, we lived through the dangers, worries, and devastation of what COVID did to not only our patients, but also our health […]
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Love in a time of COVID
During a normal summer, Honey Goodenough, a puppeteer, clown, and educator would be busy teaching and performing, with little time to spend online dating. And in 2019, Goodenough, having given […]
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Love in a time of COVID
DURING A NORMAL summer, Honey Goodenough, a puppeteer, clown, and educator, would be busy teaching and performing, with little time to spend online dating. And in 2019, Goodenough, having given […]
Posted inThe Download
Delta illustrates benefits, limits of vaccines
The worrying spread of the Delta variant has vastly changed the landscape around COVID-19 vaccines, putting renewed attention on getting everyone vaccinated while at the same time illustrating the limits […]
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Delta illustrates benefits, limits of vaccines
THE WORRYING SPREAD of the Delta variant has vastly changed the landscape around COVID-19 vaccines, putting renewed attention on getting everyone vaccinated while at the same time illustrating the limits […]
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Vaccine mandate worked for us
COVID CASES are once again on the rise. People are getting sick. People are scared. Businesses, including hospitals and healthcare providers, are returning to all-too-familiar protocols to again try to […]
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Health care leaders back vaccine mandates
THREE OF THE state’s health care leaders urged employers to require their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the only real protection against the Delta variant of the disease […]
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Status of schools unclear this fall
Students are returning to school soon, and no one is quite sure what to expect. With the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus on the rise, it’s unclear whether school […]
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Status of schools unclear this fall
STUDENTS ARE RETURNING to school soon, and no one is quite sure what to expect. With the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus on the rise, it’s unclear whether school […]
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Latest VaxMillions winners named
MASSACHUSETTS HAS another million-dollar winner. Donna McNulty of Billerica, a longtime employee of a small publishing and software company, is the second winner of a $1 million prize from the state’s VaxMillions lottery. According […]
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Baker’s course on virus draws fire from left and right
When it comes to mask mandates, you can’t please everyone. Gov. Charlie Baker last week announced that he will “strongly recommend” that elementary school students wear face coverings, but he […]
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Baker’s course on virus draws fire from left and right
WHEN IT COMES to mask mandates, you can’t please everyone. Gov. Charlie Baker last week announced that he will “strongly recommend” that elementary school students wear face coverings, but he […]
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Contact tracing ramping up yet again
THE STATE’S CONTACT tracing effort is ramping up again in the midst of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. The program was scheduled to shut down in September but instead the […]