'Honor System' Will Be Used To Prove Medical Conditions For COVID Vaccine Eligibility
No doctor's note will be needed for those in Massachusetts who are seeking a coronavirus vaccine because they have two or more eligible medical conditions.
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No doctor's note will be needed for those in Massachusetts who are seeking a coronavirus vaccine because they have two or more eligible medical conditions.
About 1 million people are newly eligible for the COVID vaccine on Thursday, but it will take at least a month for all of them to receive appointments.
Ash Wednesday, as with many events during the coronavirus pandemic, will look a little different this year in Massachusetts.
The Suffolk County Sheriff's Department said 100 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine were spoiled.
The top 20 cities and towns in the state hardest hit by the coronavirus will be the focus of a new Department of Public Health vaccine outreach initiative.
The case is a Middlesex County woman in her 20s who has not traveled.
The vaccine brings hope that shoppers can go back to doing what they love in person, but the experience might look different.
In Scituate, the town ran a clinic with 100 doses on Tuesday.
Gillette Stadium reached a COVID vaccination milestone on Tuesday.
Worcester's first large-scale vaccination site opened at Worcester State University on Tuesday.
Haverhill Mayor James Fiorentini wants students and teachers back in classrooms full time by April 1.
As of Tuesday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 2.22%.
Every county in Maine is now safe for in-person learning in schools, the Maine Department of Education has said.
Massachusetts should create a centralized COVID-19 vaccine sign-up system, members of the state's congressional delegation said in a letter to Gov. Charlie Baker.
A new mass COVID vaccination site is opening Tuesday in Massachusetts. It just will be a bit later than anticipated.
The Acton-Boxboro girls hockey season came to an abrupt end after a coronavirus outbreak.
A Fall River woman lost feeling in her legs after being diagnosed with coronavirus.
Funeral home employees are at the bottom of the state's Phase 2 vaccine list.
Boston developers are looking for ways to give people living in the city more space.
Just as the number of COVID-19 cases finally drops in Worcester, here comes the so-called UK variant B117.
Dr. Mallika Marshall is answering your questions about the coronavirus vaccine.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 1,480 new confirmed COVID cases and 32 additional deaths in the state on Monday.
February vacation is underway in Mass., families are being urged to approach to the time off with caution.
Coach Jim Carino had a large impact on the Stoneham High School community during his 30-year career there.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced there are 19 more cases of the coronavirus B.1.1.7 variant in Massachusetts.
Residents in Lexington and Arlington, Massachusetts are now banned from using gas-powered leaf blowers.
The criminal trial for Kelsey Fitzsimmons, the North Andover police officer who was shot last year while being served a restraining order, got underway 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.
The criminal trial for Kelsey Fitzsimmons, the North Andover police officer who was shot last year while being served a restraining order, got underway Monday.
ICE agents will not be coming to Logan Airport in Boston or any airports in New England to help TSA agents with passenger wait times, the union said.
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.
Residents in Lexington and Arlington, Massachusetts are now banned from using gas-powered leaf blowers.
Joe Weil of CBS News Boston provides a preview of the upcoming Red Sox season.
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.