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The company said a third dose can boost a person's immune response to the Delta variant by more than 40 times.
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The company said a third dose can boost a person's immune response to the Delta variant by more than 40 times.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 1,796 new confirmed COVID cases and 11 additional deaths in the state on Wednesday.
Thirteen districts applied to the state to start remote learning academies. Seven will welcome students this fall.
As of Monday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 2.61%.
Town Manager Alex Morse announced on Tuesday that Provincetown will drop its indoor mask mandate and replace it with an advisory.
There was a special meeting Tuesday where the commissioner for the Department of Early Education and Care asked for the authority to require masks for childcare and after school programs.
The Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline will now require customers to show proof they've had the COVID-19 vaccine.
A Tewksbury teenager is fighting the school's mask policy, just days before students return to classrooms.
Inspiring kids and their parents to get vaccinated is the current focus of the Baker administration, with roughly 100 school site vaccination clinics popping up statewide.
Dr. Mallika Marshall is answering your coronavirus vaccine-related medical questions.
About 2,000 schools in the state will take part in coronavirus testing this year, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday.
The city is requiring employees to be fully vaccinated by November 1.
Every county in Massachusetts but one is now at a high risk for COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said he does not envision students having to switch to remote learning, even if COVID cases riser this fall and winter.
The number of COVID-19 patients in the ICU hit 71 on Friday, tying the previous high on Jan. 20 in Maine after a holiday surge in infections.
One Boston gym owner says the city's new indoor mask mandate is "crushing" for her industry.
Students at the schools sued in July, asking the judge to find the vaccination mandates to be unconstitutional.
Beverly City Councilor Dominic Copeland is recovering from a serious breakthrough case of COVID-19 that put him in Beverly Hospital for six days.
The mandate applies to all indoor public spaces regardless of vaccination status.
The Red Sox will be without Kiké Hernandez and Christian Arroyo when they begin their three-game series in Cleveland on Friday night. The former has tested positive for COVID-19, while the latter has been deemed a close contact.
The return of the mask mandate in Boston comes as The Eagles prepare to play at TD Garden Friday and Saturday to a fully masked audience.
Boston's new indoor mask mandate takes effect Friday morning.
The fifth and final round of winners in Massachusetts' VaxMillions COVID vaccine lottery were revealed Thursday.
The MBTA has announced new initiatives that they are hoping will make commutes easier and safer.
When the Big E returns next month for the first time since the COVID pandemic began, visitors could be required to mask up.
Adley Rutschman hit his first homer as a member of the Red Sox and Boston beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Tuesday night.
Boston Police are searching for a 17-year-old who is wanted for murder in connection with a deadly stabbing in South Station last week.
A boy was critically hurt Tuesday morning when a large branch fell on him at YMCA Camp Chickami in Wayland, Massachusetts.
A convicted sex offender is now accused of recording video of children at the Boston Common Frog Pond using sunglasses with a camera.
Police are looking for Karen Solomon as they investigate the death of her husband, a Worcester, Massachusetts, police officer.
Police are looking for Karen Solomon as they investigate the death of Worcester police officer Kurt Solomon.
A psychologist who met with Lindsay Clancy in the hospital after her children's deaths testified Tuesday.
A boy was critically hurt Tuesday morning when a large branch fell on him at YMCA Camp Chickami in Wayland, Massachusetts.
A convicted sex offender is now accused of recording video of children at the Boston Common Frog Pond using sunglasses with a camera.
Boston Police are searching for a 17-year-old who is wanted for murder in connection with a deadly stabbing in South Station last week.
Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, died Wednesday in Bethesda, Maryland.
Massachusetts has seen more than 100 cyclospora cases this summer, with some linked to lettuce.
Several people in New Hampshire have cyclospora infections linked to Taylor Farms lettuce.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Apartment rental scams are rising in the Boston area, according to the FBI. They said there have been nearly 500 victims.
An I-Team investigation into a brazen case of alleged land theft in Concord, Massachusetts has led to criminal charges nearly two years later.
With the Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses strike looming, some parents of newborns in the NICU are sounding the alarm.
A Malden, Massachusetts woman said National Grid took more than $28,000 out of her bank account for a gas bill that she didn't owe.
A Massachusetts family thought their Vrbo stay would be protected after they had to cancel their trip to Hawaii due to severe weather. Now they're out $12,000.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Panera Bread is moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Weston, Massachusetts.
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
There are no more Hooters restaurants left in Massachusetts.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
Adley Rutschman hit his first homer as a member of the Red Sox and Boston beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Tuesday night.
Willson Contreras and Mickey Gasper homered, and the Red Sox dismantled the Diamondbacks 11-1 on Monday night.
Bryan Reynolds, Brandon Lowe, and Nick Yorke each had two RBIs to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Boston Red Sox 8-3 after a 2 1/2-hour rain delay.
Dorchester, Massachusetts native Joshua Báez made history on Saturday in his Major League Baseball debut.
Sonny Gray worked seven innings for his career-best 15th win of the season, Wilyer Abreu hit a home run, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Saturday night.
Natick says it is installing a new floating boardwalk across Pickerel Pond.
Rising ocean temperatures are drawing more hammerhead sharks to New England waters, researchers say.
Some of the oldest military veterans in Massachusetts were honored with special flights on Friday in a World War II-era aircraft.
After marrying Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Adam Sandler went to Nantucket in search of a basketball court.
An injured hiker had to be carried off a New Hampshire mountain on a stretcher, but that didn't stop her from getting engaged.