Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine Shipment Likely Coming To Massachusetts Next Week, Baker Says
Massachusetts is expected to receive a shipment of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine next week.
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Massachusetts is expected to receive a shipment of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine next week.
Thousands of students in Boston will head back to school Monday for the first time in nearly a year.
Governor Charlie Baker is easing more restrictions as Massachusetts moves forward with Phase 3, Step 2 of its reopening plan.
Dr. Dan Barouch of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center was part of the team that developed this vaccine.
As of Sunday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 1.73%.
CareWell Urgent Care clinics have notified some patients that appointments for their second COVID-19 vaccine will be postponed, if not canceled altogether.
"This is an incredible demonstration in the midst of unprecedented times and unprecedented hurt because of a global pandemic that has disproportionally hit our communities."
According to the state's vaccination report on Saturday, 504,304 Massachusetts residents are now fully vaccinated.
Health officials said the total number of confirmed cases in the state is now 548,874 while the total number of deaths is 15,744.
The Director of the Centers for Disease Control cautioned against relaxing coronavirus restrictions one day after Governor Baker announced Massachusetts would ease capacity restrictions.
The site will now be a mass vaccination site, but many of the appointments will be reserved for people of color.
The U.S. is one step closer to getting a third vaccine in the fight against COVID-19.
If you walk into any terminal at Logan Airport these days, it looks like a ghost town, but there seems to be a reawakening of sorts.
Neighborhoods surrounding Boston's sports venues are gearing up for a soft reopening.
Health officials said the total number of confirmed cases in the state is now 547,358 while the total number of deaths is 15,703.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky told reporters Friday the CDC is looking at data that COVID-19 cases have been increasing the past three days.
Governor Charlie Baker visited a school in Newburyport Friday morning to get a look at its pooled COVID-19 testing program.
Monday, March 22 is the start of the final phase of Massachusetts reopening, but several businesses will have to remain closed.
Boston is delaying live music in restaurants and reopening indoor performance venues until March 22.
There have been 582 new COVID-19 cases among students and staff in Massachusetts schools in the last two weeks.
Friday marks the first anniversary of what is believed to be the first coronavirus super spreader event in Massachusetts, the Biogen conference in Boston.
When it comes to overall vaccinations, WBZ-TV's I-Team found West Virginia and Connecticut are well ahead of Massachusetts.
The state will move into Phase 3, Step 2 on March 1, and plans to enter Phase 4, Step 1 on March 22.
As the vaccine rollout inches forward and COVID rates and hospitalizations decline, Governor Baker says it's time to loosen restrictions.
Gov. Baker announced that starting March 22, indoor weddings of 100 people and outdoor weddings of 150 people -- with a dance floor -- will be allowed in Massachusetts.
