covid-19 vaccines

Many people have questions about the level of protection after receiving the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination. A Massachusetts scientist who developed the Johnson & Johnson vaccine discusses those protection levels, how long you should still wear mask and a strategy shift to reach herd immunity.

Many people have questions about the level of protection after receiving the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination. A Massachusetts scientist who developed the Johnson & Johnson vaccine discusses those protection levels, how long you should still wear mask and a strategy shift to reach herd immunity.

A recent study by the de Beaumont Foundation found that heath officials need to change the language they use to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine in order to build the public’s confidence in taking it. LX News talked to de Beaumont Foundation CEO Brian Castrucci, who shared four tips you can use when talking to vaccine skeptics in your life.

The race to vaccinate millions of Americans is off to a slower, messier start than public health officials and leaders of the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed had expected

Studies show there is still a good deal of mistrust in the coronavirus vaccines as the first wave of shots is rolling out to millions of Americans across the country. Dr. Khalilah Gates and Dr. Melissa Simon, both of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and who have both already received a first dose of the vaccine, talked to LX...

Doug Banks, Boston Business Journal Editor, is on the business beat this week with a perspective on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout; additional business regulations and shutdowns; a record low month for casinos; growing food insecurity and a holiday sweater with what you might call an alarming feature.

All week, we’ve been asking viewers to send in their questions about the coronavirus vaccines. We talked to top health officials to find the answers.