Massachusetts School Mask Mandate Given OK By Board Of Education
Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley was granted the authority to put a mask mandate in place for all students and educators.
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Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley was granted the authority to put a mask mandate in place for all students and educators.
The study is in line with others from the US and around the world showing Delta's increased tendency to cause largely minor infections among fully vaccinated people.
As of Monday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 2.59%.
The move could boost vaccination efforts in the United States.
As of Thursday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 2.76%.
Dr. Mallika Marshall answers your coronavirus questions.
The plan is to start administering those third doses the week of September 20 but not everyone will be eligible at once.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 1,452 new confirmed COVID cases and 11 additional deaths in the state on Wednesday.
Booster doses of Pfizer and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine will be offered late next month, beginning with those vaccinated first, like health care providers.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 1,254 new confirmed COVID cases and six additional deaths in the state on Tuesday.
More than half of the counties in Massachusetts are now at a high risk for COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A group of cities and towns located south of Boston have higher positivity rates for coronavirus than the state average.
As of Friday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 2.89%.
The FDA has authorized a booster shot for immunocompromised people for whom two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine might not be enough protection.
Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine protects people for at least six months and likely longer -- even against new variants, researchers reported Thursday.
