The COVID-19 Risks You May Take, And Create, While Traveling
Consider the family of four who lands at Logan Airport after visiting relatives in Texas. They’ve taken three flights and stayed at a hotel. Two days later, three members of the family test positive...
View ArticleBaker Pledges To Help 'High Risk' And 'Moderate Risk' Communities Stem The...
Some of the communities at the highest risk of coronavirus transmission in state include Chelsea, Everett, Lynn and Revere.
View ArticleFeds Reach Agreement With Mass.-Based Moderna On Vaccine Candidate
Under the agreement, the U.S. government will purchase 100 million doses from Moderna, and will have the option to buy up to 400 million more from Moderna.
View ArticleNumber Of 'Higher-Risk' Communities In Mass. Jumps To 11 Days After State...
Thirty-three municipalities fell into the higher-risk yellow or red categories when Baker first announced the rankings. In Wednesday's report, that number was up to 46.
View ArticleHow Vermont And New Hampshire Are Keeping Coronavirus At Bay
Mark Levine, Vermont's health commissioner, and Lori Shibinette, New Hampshire's health commissioner, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about why their states are faring well while others, like...
View ArticleSecond Human Case Of EEE Confirmed In Mass. This Year
A woman in her 60s is the second human case of the mosquito-borne virus Eastern Equine Encephalitis to be has been confirmed in state this year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
View ArticleFall River, Taunton Risk Assessments Downgraded After False Positives
The Baker administration last week tied a color-coded map of COVID-19 risk to recommendations on whether schools should open with in-person learning, remote learning, or a hybrid model. But problems...
View ArticleState Takes Steps To Redo Virus-Ravaged Holyoke Vets’ Home
The Massachusetts Office of Administration and Finance announced Monday that it had selected a company to conduct a 12-week assessment of what needs to be done at the Soldiers’ Home, the site of one of...
View ArticleFlu Shots Will Be Required For All Mass. Students
The immunizations will be required from the age of six months on for attendees of Massachusetts child care programs, pre-schools, K-12 schools, and colleges and universities, the Department of Public...
View ArticleFlu Shot Now Required For All Mass. Students
State public health officials today announced that all children six months or older who are attending Massachusetts child care programs, pre-school, K-12 schools, colleges and universities will be...
View ArticleThird Human Case Of EEE Confirmed In Halifax
In response to the man's diagnosis, DPH said the EEE risk level in Halifax has been raised to critical, and the risk levels in East Bridgewater and Hanson were raised to high.
View ArticleMGH Study: Kids Have Higher Levels Of Coronavirus In Airways Than Adults
The study did not look at how much the youth transmitted the virus, but lead author of the study Dr. Lael Yonker says the viral load generally corresponds with how infectious someone is.
View ArticleGenetic 'Fingerprints' Suggest Superspreader Biogen Conference Seeded 40% Of...
New genetic evidence suggests the Biogen conference that turned into a superspreader event early in the pandemic affected the spread of the coronavirus in not just the Boston area but the country and...
View Article'Forever Altered': Health Care Workers Face Mental Health Struggles After...
Dr. Tracey Dechert says she's lost passion and joy in her work and daily life, and it feels like there's a huge weight hanging over her and her colleagues. She and other medical leaders hope speaking...
View ArticleMost Residential Addiction Treatment Programs Don’t Offer Live-Saving Medication
The results build on previous research that shows most programs that patients check in to for days, weeks or months at a time do not offer any of the FDA-approved medications to treat an opioid use...
View ArticleLawmakers Want Free Testing In Hampshire County
The Baker administration's current COVID-19 monitoring "fails to paint a nuanced picture" for many western Massachusetts communities, state lawmakers warned Monday as they called for the establishment...
View ArticleHealth Care Workers Face Mental Health Struggles After Caring For COVID Patients
Health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic are confronting a disease they are only starting to understand, and suffering they often can’t alleviate. That as they work long...
View ArticleWhen You Will Have To Pay For A Coronavirus Test In Mass. And Why
If you want to get a coronavirus test, here's what you need to know about when you might be on the hook for the bill.
View ArticleEconomist Uses Data-Driven Approach To Advise Parents About Risks Of COVID-19
Brown University economics professor Emily Oster joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss how relying on data can help parents make safer decisions for their children during the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleMass. COVID-19 Cluster Traced To Rhode Island Bachelorette Party
Nineteen guests who attended the late July gathering at an undisclosed location were sickened, authorities said. Seventeen were from Massachusetts.
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