Massachusetts Reports 1,543 New COVID Cases, 20 Additional Deaths
As of Friday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 1.96%.
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As of Friday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 1.96%.
Pharmaceutical company Merck says its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus.
There were 2,399 coronavirus cases among students and staff in Massachusetts schools in the last week.
Starting December 1, all Amherst Public School students 16 and older will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Dr. Mallika Marshall is answering your coronavirus vaccine-related medical questions.
The National Institutes of Health has launched a new study to investigate if there's a connection between the COVID-19 vaccine and monthly cycles.
The advisory includes women who are pregnant, women who were recently pregnant or women who may become pregnant.
As of Wednesday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 1.97%.
The number of breakthrough COVID cases in Massachusetts increased by 4,738 this week, but the number remains less than 1% of all vaccinated residents.
Health officials said the total number of confirmed cases in the state is now 754,915.
This is the first submission of data to the FDA for a Covid-19 vaccine for younger children.
The State Police Association of Massachusetts (SPAM) said dozens of troopers have submitted their resignation papers as a result of the state's COVID vaccine mandate.
Dr. Mallika Marshall is answering your coronavirus vaccine-related medical questions.
Massachusetts is extending the school mask requirement through at least November 1, the state's education department announced Monday afternoon.
Students are back to in person learning, but the challenges surrounding COVID-19 are still lingering.
As of Monday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 1.87%
Three of the 14 counties in Massachusetts have moved out of the high risk category for COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Teachers from surrounding communities came to the Boston Teachers Union facility in Dorchester to receive their Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot.
As of Friday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 2.09%.
There is no formal official list of who can and who can't get a booster, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance Friday on eligibility.
There were 2,554 coronavirus cases among students and staff in Massachusetts schools in the last week.
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky overruled a panel of advisers and approved a booster shot for frontline workers who are at increased risk of being exposed to COVID-19.
There are 606 people currently hospitalized for a coronavirus-related illness.
Dr. Mallika Marshall is answering your coronavirus vaccine-related medical questions.
The Massachusetts State Police union asked a judge Wednesday to put a hold on Governor Charlie Baker's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troopers.
