VACCINES MAY BE here, but the need for COVID-19 testing is not going away any time soon. That’s the prediction of Tim Rowe, the CEO of CIC Health, a private […]
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Baker doesn’t budge (yet) on masks
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MASKS WILL STILL be required for now in all indoor public places, at all events, and outdoors when social distancing is not possible in Massachusetts, despite […]
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Healey expands call for mandatory vaccinations
ATTORNEY GENERAL Maura Healey, who has said COVID-19 vaccinations should be required for public employees, indicated on Wednesday that she believes inoculations should be mandatory for at least some private […]
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Are liberals ‘addicted’ to the pandemic?
IN THE FACE of a deadly pandemic that has killed more than 500,000 people in the US and more than 3 million worldwide, one group seems to be letting politics […]
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State plans to wind down mass vaccination sites
WITH 70 PERCENT of Massachusetts adults having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday announced plans to wind down operations at mass vaccination sites […]
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Is vaccine supply finally outpacing demand?
Remember the days of “vaccine angels” and waiting up until midnight hitting refresh on a website, seeking a vaccine appointment? Those days appear to be over. CBS Boston reported that […]
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Is vaccine supply finally outpacing demand?
REMEMBER THE DAYS of “vaccine angels” and waiting up until midnight hitting refresh on a website, seeking a vaccine appointment? Those days appear to be over. CBS Boston reported that […]
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Baker laissez-faire on vaccine requirements
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said his administration will leave it up to businesses and organizations to decide whether they want to adopt vaccination requirements for employees or patrons, and added that […]
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Baker: Feds should redeploy vaccines to Mass.
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said on Thursday that his administration is asking the federal government to adjust its vaccine shipments, lowering what’s sent to states that aren’t using all of their […]
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Colleges are requiring COVID vaccines. What’s next?
Emerson College and Smith College on Wednesday became the latest Massachusetts colleges to announce that they would require all students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus this […]
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Colleges are requiring COVID vaccines. What’s next?
Emerson College and Smith College on Wednesday became the latest Massachusetts colleges to announce that they would require all students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus this […]
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Legislature eyes changes in childcare system
RARELY HAS THE ISSUE of childcare received such sustained attention from the state Legislature. But with the pandemic calling renewed attention to the economic importance of childcare, two state panels […]
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What you need to know about COVID-19 variants
MASSACHUSETTS HAS some of the highest numbers of COVID-19 variants of any state in the country. Some of the variants that exist today are more contagious and may cause more […]
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Blood clots in 6 people prompt pause of Johnson & Johnson vaccinations
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE FEDERAL OFFICIALS expect their recommended pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines will likely last “a matter of days,” the head of the US Food and […]
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Half of Mass. adults have received first vaccine dose
MASSACHUSETTS HAS BECOME the first state of its size to give a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to at least half its adult population. According to CDC statistics, Massachusetts […]
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Hospitals lost money during COVID
IT MAY BE counterintuitive, but experts have long been saying that the public health emergency actually lowered the amount of money being spent on health care. The reason is that […]
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Baker unwilling to talk vaccine passports
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER is uninterested in talking about vaccination passports. Asked whether Massachusetts might consider creating vaccine passports – which would impose restrictions on unvaccinated individuals – Baker did not […]
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Baker notes: Governor OK with Northeastern vaccine requirement
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER appeared to have no problem on Tuesday with Northeastern University requiring students to be vaccinated by the first day of the fall semester, even though he has […]
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Senate committee to probe post-COVID society
WHEN SEN. ADAM HINDS looks at the disproportionate toll COVID-19 has taken on poor people and communities of color in Massachusetts, he said, “It’s hard not to experience it as […]
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Virus notes: COVID cases among people over 70 way down
THE HIGH VACCINATION rate among older people in Massachusetts is driving down the number of COVID-19 cases in that age group. According to the latest state data, there were 943 […]
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Mandatory vaccination debate is percolating
As more and more people get vaccinated, questions on what to do with people who refuse to get their shot(s) keep coming up. Should vaccinations be optional, required, or just […]
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Mandatory vaccination debate is percolating
AS MORE AND MORE people get vaccinated, questions on what to do with people who refuse to get their shot(s) keep coming up. Should vaccinations be optional, required, or just […]
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Baker: More J&J vaccines are on the way
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said the federal government will ship 10 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to states next week, with more than 100,000 doses slated for Massachusetts. […]
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Lynch warns of reliance on China for PPE
US REP. STEPHEN LYNCH issued a call on Tuesday for all recipients of federal aid under the American Rescue Plan Act to boycott Chinese personal protection equipment and buy American. […]