Race Between Boosters, Omicron Plays Out as Cases Surge
As the omicron variant continues to drive rapid spread, some public health experts warn that the Baker administration has not done enough to get additional shots into arms.
What Can Employers Do If Workers Avoid COVID-19 Vaccines?
Employers “feel like they’ve sort of hit that point where the unvaccinated are not going to do it unless there’s something significant making them do it.”
Concerns Remain as State Hits Vaccination Goal
Massachusetts eclipsed the Baker administration’s goal of 4.1 million residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on Tuesday , although less than half of residents are fully vaccinated in two of the state’s counties.
Massachusetts to Relax Outdoor Mask Mandate on Friday
Massachusetts is relaxing its outdoor mask mandate as...
New Daily Cases of COVID-19 Continues to top 2,000
The number of new daily cases of COVID-19 continues to top 2,000 as Massachusetts struggles to tamp down the disease despite increasing numbers of vaccines administered.
Nearly 1.5M in Mass. Now Fully Vaccinated
Nearly 1.5 million people in Massachusetts are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and almost 3 million vaccine doses have been administered here, but a potentially more contagious mutant form of the virus first identified in Brazil is now spreading through the state.
Former Natick Sears to Become Vaccination Station
Two more coronavirus mass vaccination sites are opening in Massachusetts this week, including one Monday at a now-closed Sears store at the Natick Mall.
Maryland Company Takes Blame For Mass. Vaccination Site Failure
After the frustration and chaos of the Thursday morning failure of the state vaccine appointment website, the Baker administration said 60,000 appointments were booked after all and passed along a statement in which a vendor whose technology has caused problems elsewhere took the blame.
