8,376 At Massachusetts Schools Test Positive For COVID-19 In Last Week

Districts, collaboratives, and special education schools reported 7,223 cases among students and 1,153 among staff between December 9 and December 15.

• Dec 16, 2021

Massachusetts Reports 5,883 New COVID Cases, 30 Additional Deaths

Health officials said the total number of confirmed cases in the state is now 927,563. The total number of confirmed deaths is now 19,361.

• Dec 16, 2021

Fenway Park Booster Shot Clinic Opening In January

Fenway Park will open up in January to help the state make booster shots more widely available to people.

• Dec 15, 2021

Boston Confirms First Omicron COVID Variant Cases

The Boston Public Health Commission on Wednesday confirmed the first known cases of the Omicron COVID variant in the city. 

• Dec 15, 2021

Pfizer Says COVID Pill Cuts Risk Of Hospitalization Or Death By 89% In High-Risk Patients

Pfizer said the pill cut the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% if given to high-risk adults within a few days of their first symptoms.

• Dec 14, 2021

Massachusetts To Distribute 2 Million Free At-Home Rapid COVID-19 Tests Starting With 102 Hardest Hit Communities

Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Monday that the state will be distributing two million rapid at-home COVID tests to the hardest hit communities in Massachusetts.

• Dec 13, 2021

Getting COVID Vaccine In Afternoon Could Produce More Antibodies, Harvard Study Finds

If you are scheduling a COVID vaccine appointment, you may want to take the time of day into account.

• Dec 13, 2021

Maine Tops 2,000 Newly Reported COVID Cases In A Single Day For 1st Time

Maine topped 2,000 new COVID cases for the first time on Friday, setting a record for the most cases within the state for a third consecutive day.

• Dec 10, 2021

Massachusetts Reports 5,472 New COVID-19 Cases, 27 Additional Deaths

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 5,472 new confirmed COVID cases and 27 additional deaths in the state on Thursday.

• Dec 9, 2021

CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine Booster For Teens Ages 16-17

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the agency is "strengthening its booster recommendations and encouraging everyone 16 and older to receive a booster shot."

• Dec 9, 2021

'It's Been Hectic': Pharmacists Struggling To Keep Up With COVID Vaccine, Booster Demand

With more people now eligible for the vaccine and the sudden rush to get booster shots, it's been tough keeping up with the demand.

• Dec 6, 2021

Mix-And-Match J&J COVID Booster Raised Immune Response After Pfizer Vaccine, Study Finds

Using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as a booster for people initially immunized with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine produces a strong immune response and may do more to elicit protection against severe disease, researchers reported.

• Dec 6, 2021

Omicron COVID Variant Detected In Massachusetts Woman

The Omicron coronavirus variant has been found in a Massachusetts woman, the Department of Public Health announced Saturday.

• Dec 4, 2021

National Guard To Help With COVID Testing In Lowell Schools

The Massachusetts National Guard will help with COVID testing students in Lowell, which has seen the biggest search of cases in schools.

• Dec 4, 2021

Massachusetts Reports 5,179 New COVID Cases; More Than 1,000 Now Hospitalized

The hospitalizations mark the first time they have reached over 1,000 since last February. 

• Dec 3, 2021

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