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What You Should Be Asking Your Pediatrician NOW About the COVID Vaccine
As the race for vaccines causes frenzy and confusion on a daily basis, parents are left with another worry: How will they protect their kids? Maria Sansone sat down with a leading pediatrician and author about what parents should be asking their pediatricians about the how, what, when, and why of the COVID vaccine for children.
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Kids and the COVID Vaccine: What Should You Be Asking Your Pediatrician Right Now?
As the race for vaccines causes frenzy and confusion on a daily basis, parents are left with another worry: How will they protect their kids? Maria Sansone sat down with a leading pediatrician and author about what parents should be asking their pediatricians about the how, what, when, and why of the COVID vaccine for children.
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‘Things Have to Change': Small Businesses Face Systemic Racism
Harriett’s Bookshop, Brooklyn Chop House and Next Step Training discuss being Black-owned businesses during the pandemic and trying to raise awareness about social justice.
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South African COVID Variant Confirmed in Mass.
The first case of the more contagious South African coronavirus variant has been detected in Massachusetts, health officials said Tuesday.
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More Than 1,200 COVID Vaccination Doses Wasted in Massachusetts
More than 1,200 coronavirus vaccine dose have been wasted so far during Massachusetts’ highly-scrutinized vaccine rollout, the state’s Department of Public Health confirmed. According to the DPH, 1,096 doses of the Moderna vaccine and 176 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were reported as wasted. NBC10 Boston obtained the data through a public records request. Of the 960,100 doses shipped to…
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Experts on Stopping COVID Variants From Spreading in US, Massachusetts
The U.K. coronavirus variant is spreading fast in the United States, and other variants could be on our doorsteps as well. Massachusetts experts explained what can be done to stop the spread.
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How the Call-Back List Works for Massachusetts' New COVID Vaccine Hotline
Massachusetts launched a new COVID-19 vaccination appointment hotline Friday aimed at helping senior citizens who are trying to schedule one but are having trouble navigating the state’s vaccine website. People 75 and older can connect with the hotline by dialing 2-1-1 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., but not everyone may be able to immediately book...
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Massachusetts Launches Vaccine Call Center Line
Gov. Charlie Baker announced the new option for those looking to make a vaccine appointment that may not have access to a computer.
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WHO Investigators Visit Research Center in Wuhan
Investigators from the World Health Organization visited a research center in Wuhan on Wednesday.
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One Year of COVID-19 in Massachusetts
Almost an entire year has come and gone since we first heard of COVID-19. Here’s a timeline of what we’ve learned.
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COVID One Year Later: Remote Learning
For many school districts, remote learning has been under way for nearly a year, covering two school years. In Waltham, some students are benefitting from a different kind of remote learning.
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Some COVID Restrictions Easing in Mass.
An order requiring all businesses, including restaurants, close by 9:30 p.m. was lifted at 5 a.m. Monday, along with the state’s stay-at-home advisory, which asks people to stay home between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
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Massachusetts Is Easing Some COVID Restrictions Next Week. Here's What to Know
The Massachusetts stay-at-home advisory and an early closing order for businesses will expire next week as health officials see encouraging trends in the state’s COVID-19 data. An order that requires all businesses close by 9:30 p.m. concludes Monday, but businesses still won’t be able to exceed 25% capacity. That restriction will stay in place for at least another two...
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Pooled COVID Testing Is Coming to Mass. Schools. Here's How It Works
Pooled coronavirus testing could be coming to your child’s school in a couple of weeks. So what is it and how does work?
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Mass. Gov. Rolls Back COVID Restrictions
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday said he will next week lift a stay-at-home advisory and an order requiring all businesses close by 9:30 p.m. as health officials see encouraging trends in the state’s COVID-19 data.
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Fauci Speaks at Pence Vaccination: ‘The Sweetness Is the Light at the End of the Tunnel'
NIAID Director Anthony Fauci addressed the media on Friday after witnessing the vice president receive his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination. Fauci expressed optimism that the country could begin to return to “normality” a few months into 2021.
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Pfizer's COVID Vaccine Has Arrived. Here's How It Will Be Distributed
Health care professionals began administering Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine to Americans Monday, but officials warn it will take months for it to reach much of the general public. Here’s what you need to know about how the vaccines will be distributed around the country.
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Boston Children's Museum Temporarily Closing Amid Surge in Mass. COVID Cases
The Boston Children’s Museum is temporarily closing as a precautionary measure in response to the rising COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts. The popular children’s museum said on Twitter it is voluntarily closing to the public through Jan. 7. The closure is effective beginning Monday, Dec. 14. In addition to a surge in coronavirus cases, the museum said it is closing to…
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SJC: Baker's Emergency COVID Orders Do Not Violate Constitutional Rights
Gov. Charlie Baker’s litany of executive orders responding to the COVID-19 pandemic was legally justified and did not violate constitutional rights, the state’s highest court ruled Thursday. Six months after the New Civil Liberties Alliance sued Massachusetts on behalf of business owners and religious institutions, the Supreme Judicial Court upheld the Baker administration’s emergency actions, concluding that the governor...