Do I Qualify? Vaccine Confusion For Patients With Multiple Serious Medical...
As Massachusetts makes vaccines available for residents with two or more medical conditions that put them at risk of a severe case of COVID, many residents are finding the state's criteria can be...
View ArticleRage Quit: Mass. Residents Furious Over State's Faulty Vaccine Websites
An estimated million Massachusetts residents had been waiting patiently for their turn to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This morning, it was their time, and they threw themselves at the states vaccine...
View ArticleWeekly Vaccine Shipment to Massachusetts Partially Delayed
At least some of the vaccine doses already allotted to Massachusetts this week will not arrive here until Monday, and the state's COVID-19 Command Center is working with providers to determine how the...
View ArticleAfter Uncertainty, Mass. Says 135,000 Vaccine Doses Have Arrived And...
On Thursday, Gov. Charlie Baker said the wintery weather across the south was threatening to delay part of the state's weekly vaccine shipment from the federal government.
View Article'Vaccine Redlining': Massachusetts' Congressional Delegation Talk About...
After about a full year of the coronavirus crisis, data has gradually revealed what many predicted would happen: people of color, as well as people who are medically or financially vulnerable, are...
View Article2 More Mega Vaccination Sites Opening In Massachusetts
The state already has mass vaccination sites at Gillette Stadium, Fenway Park, the DoubleTree Hotel in Danvers, and the Eastfield Mall in Springfield.
View ArticleAs U.S. Surpasses A Half Million Deaths, COVID Cases Are On The Decline
"It's certainly premature to think that we are out of the woods. We're not out of the woods. We're just in a somewhat less densely wooded part of the woods," says Bill Hanage, an associate professor of...
View ArticleVaccination Scheduling Vendor Billed State For Almost $500,000
The Maryland-based software company whose technology played a role in the state's COVID-19 vaccine scheduling system fiasco last week appears to have cost Massachusetts almost half a million dollars,...
View ArticleHuman Testing Begins On Springtime Lyme Disease Shot Developed In Mass.
The shot is first being tested in Nebraska rather than Massachusetts to be sure the antibodies in subjects come from the injection rather than previous infections.
View Article2 Hard-Hit Cities, 2 Diverging Fates In Vaccine Rollout
Rhode Island has opened up vaccinations to all Central Fall residents 18 or older. City officials say they’re on pace to inoculate most residents by the summer. Massachusetts, meanwhile, hasn’t done...
View ArticleSome Hospitals Resuming New COVID-19 Vaccinations As Supply Increases
Gov. Charlie Baker had shifted deliveries of vaccines to mass vaccination sites, pharmacies and community health centers saying he needed to focus on efficiency with limited supply.
View ArticleWhat Went Wrong With The Mass. Vaccine Website — And What's Being Done About It
The system for signing up for the coronavirus vaccine in Massachusetts has had its share of problems and left countless people looking for appointments extremely frustrated.
View ArticleWhat Went Wrong With The 'Tiny Nonprofit' Behind The State's Beleaguered...
A tiny nonprofit transformed its software to manage COVID vaccine appointments in 27 states. The program, PrepMod, is now under a microscope.
View ArticleBaker Testifies About Vaccine Rollout Snags On Beacon Hill
WBUR health reporter Angus Chen joined Morning Edition to unpack the hearing's highlights.
View ArticleAn Infectious Disease Specialist Discusses Baker's Plans To Further Reopen Mass.
Dr. David Hamer, a professor at Boston University's School of Medicine specializing in infectious disease, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to share his thoughts on the reopening.
View ArticleBoston To Roll Out Mobile Vaccine Clinics
Boston Health and Human Services Chief Marty Martinez said the clinics aim to first target city-run homes for seniors and people with disabilities.
View ArticleCape Cod Getting Vaccination Site For Older Residents
The clinic at Cape Cod Community College in Barnstable is expected to dispense 4,000 doses next week, Michael Lauf, president and CEO of Cape Cod Healthcare, said Thursday, the Cape Cod Times reported.
View ArticleEmotions Ran High During A State Hearing On Mass.' Vaccine Rollout. Here Are...
The recurring theme in each of these discussions were the technical problems people experienced trying to sign up for vaccine appointments. Last week, state websites crashed under the weight of a...
View ArticleMental Health Patients Can Spend Day, Even Weeks, Waiting For A Bed In...
According to the state's Executive Office of Health and Human Services, boarding for psychiatric beds among children and adults has increased between 200%–400% per month since June, as compared to the...
View ArticleWorcester Medical Director Isn't Convinced Now Is The Time To Ease Restrictions
WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes was joined by Dr. Michael Hirsh, medical director for the city of Worcester, to discuss where we are in the pandemic.
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