Mass. Announces Improvements To Vaccine Appointment Website
The state's COVID vaccination appointment website crashed on the first day residents 65+ became eligible.
Watch CBS News
The state's COVID vaccination appointment website crashed on the first day residents 65+ became eligible.
As of Friday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 2.10%.
Prep Mod, the company that manages the appointment system for Massachusetts' mass COVID-19 vaccine sites, has taken "full responsibility" for Thursday's web site crash.
For a second year in a row, there won't be a Boston Pride Parade and Festival in June due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced Friday.
As coronavirus cases and deaths drop nationwide, the Transportation Security Administration is prepping for a summer that will likely see more air travel.
The number of communities in Massachusetts considered high risk for coronavirus infections has decreased for the fifth week in a row.
State data shows despite widespread vaccination, long-term care facilities are still reporting new cases every day.
Some Massachusetts residents over age 75 are still waiting for the COVID shots, and don't want to drive to a mass vaccination site.
The state's website went online for a million additional people in Massachusetts who just became newly eligible for the COVID vaccine.
Three restaurants in Kenmore Square are closing permanently.
Leaders in the education community are determined to focus on the 'ups' and look at the time during the pandemic as a chance to innovate.
La Colaborativa in Chelsea will be one of the few health centers in the country to now get vaccines directly from the feds.
As of Thursday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 2.13%.
The federal government has told Massachusetts officials that the state's committed vaccine shipment for the week has been delayed and won't arrive until Monday.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced on Thursday he will sign an executive order requiring all K-12 schools provide an option for in-person learning at least two days a week.
The first confirmed case of the South Africa variant in Massachusetts is a Cambridge resident, according to the city officials.
It took him more than an hour to get an appointment for his mother and father.
Inclement weather at shipping sites around the country forced a COVID vaccine clinic for veterans in Plymouth to be pushed back a week.
Dartmouth College has begun planning for a "normal fall term," as long as COVID-19 cases remain low and much of the community gets vaccinated.
Massachusetts has informed local boards of health of a "streamlined" vaccine distribution plan.
Teachers feel they are being slighted in the vaccination process, especially as schools are encouraged to reopen for in person learning five days a week.
People 65 and older and those with two or more medical conditions will be among 1 million Massachusetts residents eligible to make COVID vaccine appointments.
Scientists are discovering that the coronavirus can affect many organs in the body and the eye is no exception.
Community leaders with the Vaccine Equity Now Coalition said the new campaign doesn't go far enough to address racial inequalities.
As of Wednesday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 2.20%.
The criminal trial for Kelsey Fitzsimmons, the North Andover police officer who was shot last year while being served a restraining order, begins Monday.
Two pilots were killed and dozens of people injured at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night when an arriving Air Canada Express plane and fire and rescue vehicle collided, authorities said.
The loss snapped the Celtics' four-game winning streak and left them just a half-game ahead of the New York Knicks in second place in the Eastern Conference.
Merrimack Valley police officers dove into the ocean as a culmination of a campaign supporting Make-A-Wish.
Can old dogs teach us new tricks for how to live longer, healthier lives? A nationwide project searches for answers.
The criminal trial for Kelsey Fitzsimmons, the North Andover police officer who was shot last year while being served a restraining order, begins Monday.
Two pilots were killed at New York's La Guardia Airport when an arriving Air Canada Express plane and firetruck collided.
Sunday was a busy day at Logan Airport as TSA agents continue to work without pay during the partial government shutdown.
WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller talks to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey.
The loss snapped the Celtics' four-game winning streak and left them just a half-game ahead of the New York Knicks in second place in the Eastern Conference.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Frankie Rodenbaugh died just days after his babysitter allegedly left him in a car, strapped in his seat for hours with no food or water.
A woman went to visit her mother's grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury and was surprised to see the headstone was moved.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
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."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar, a well-known Irish pub in Worcester, Massachusetts for decades, is closing for good right before St. Patrick's Day.
Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
The loss snapped the Celtics' four-game winning streak and left them just a half-game ahead of the New York Knicks in second place in the Eastern Conference.
The Fleet said there 6,164 people in attendance at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, the largest regular-season attendance in franchise history.
Defenseman Nikita Zadorov broke a tie at 9:42 of the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Saturday night in an Eastern Conference wild-card showdown.
Boston Legacy lost their first-ever away game 3-0 to the Houston Dash on Saturday.
DraftKings pushed back on the accusation, saying in a statement that it is not engaging in trademark infringement.
Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.