Massachusetts Reports More Than 5,000 New COVID Cases, Setting Record For 2nd Straight Day
The state also announced 49 additional deaths in the state.
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The state also announced 49 additional deaths in the state.
A bar in New Bedford was ordered to shut down after a series of COVID health violations.
Massachusetts Sec. of State William Galvin proposed that there be a "National Vaccination Day" when COVID vaccines are available to the general public.
The field hospital at the DCU Center in Worcester will be much different for the second COVID surge.
Sec. Sudders made a plea for health care and social workers to "step up" and apply to work at field hospitals being set up in the state.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced that the state will be constructing a second field hospital as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the state.
Vaccination cards will be used as the simplest way to keep track of Covid-19 shots.
CVS will give antibody treatments to coronavirus patients in Boston and six other cities starting Thursday.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 4,613 new confirmed COVID cases and 46 additional deaths in the state on Wednesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing new recommendations that shorten the amount of time people exposed to the coronavirus need to stay in quarantine.
All 33 Big Y Pharmacy locations will offer free COVID vaccines once it is available to the public, the company announced on Wednesday.
Dr. Ashish Jha, the Dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, said the FDA is only a few days behind the U.K. in the rollout of a COVID vaccine.
Dentists say they could help take some of the load off of hospitals and clinics by administering the COVID-19 vaccines.
Moderna announced Monday it will request emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its COVID-19 vaccine.
Experts are actively trying to trouble-shoot these logistical problems before vaccines become available.
