Mass. Active COVID-19 Cases At Lowest Level Since Early November
The department's estimate of active COVID-19 cases dropped to 18,746 in Sunday's report, the fewest since Nov. 5, and the seven-day average positive test rate of 1.24% stands at the lowest level since...
View ArticleA Pandemic Silver Lining: Fewer Kids Are Getting Sick
Numbers confirming a mild flu season for adults and kids are already out. Now, a study in the journal Academic Pediatrics shows a dramatic drop in all pediatric sick visits in the early months of the...
View ArticleBaker To Mark Vaccination Progress With Biden
Touting mobile clinics, incentives like free sports tickets and fishing licenses, and other efforts to reach people not yet vaccinated against COVID-19, a handful of governors met with President Biden...
View ArticleNIH Vaccine Designer Takes Coronavirus Research To Harvard
Kizzmekia Corbett of the National Institutes of Health will take her research into next-generation vaccines for coronaviruses to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the school was set to...
View ArticleMeet A Group Of Volunteers Bringing The Vaccine Into Boston Communities With...
In order to boost low vaccination rates that persist in some communities around Boston, a group of volunteer doctors, nurses and medical students is borrowing "get out the vote" techniques from...
View ArticleOfficials Hope Vaccinating Kids 12 And Older Will Help Halt Virus Spread
Children as young as 12 can start receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine in Massachusetts on Thursday, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday, pending an expected final go ahead from federal...
View ArticleState Marks 1st Day Without A Reported COVID Death Since June
Tufts University epidemiologist Shira Doron said it means the most severe cases of COVID-19 are coming down to levels that are better than they've been since the pandemic began.
View ArticleMass. Health Boards Overwhelmed, Unready To Protect Workers
With federal regulators missing from the field and state leaders scrambling to manage the COVID-19 crisis, 351 overtaxed local boards of health are the unwitting new guardians of workplace safety. And...
View ArticleMass. Hit New Overdose Peak in 2020
Opioid overdose deaths have hit a new peak in Massachusetts. Preliminary data from the state Department of Public Health (DPH) shows a 5% increase in 2020. That’s 102 more fatalities than in 2019. The...
View ArticleThe Grandkids Are Back, But Pandemic Effects Linger For Some In Long-Term Care
Vaccines to stop COVID-19 mean that families can safely visit their loved ones in nursing homes again, after many months of staying apart. But the joy of reunion is tempered by the health toll of...
View ArticleCDC Eases Up On Indoor Mask-Wearing For Vaccinated People
In a striking move to send the country back toward pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday eased indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, saying...
View ArticleRhode Island To Offer Vaccines To Out-Of-State Visitors
Until now, only residents and people who work or go to school in the state have been eligible to receive a vaccine. But Democratic Gov. Daniel McKee says that changes Monday, just in time for the...
View ArticleBoston Epidemiologist Reacts To CDC Dropping Mask Mandate For Vaccinated People
With reaction to this decision, Boston University professor of global health and medicine Dr. David Hamer joined Morning Edition host Bob Oakes.
View ArticleWhy A Group Of Scientists Are Calling For An Investigation Into Origin Of...
The group includes Marc Lipsitch, a professor of epidemiology at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. He joined WBUR's Weekend Edition to discuss.
View ArticleNo Vacancy: How A Shortage Of Mental Health Beds Keeps Kids Trapped Inside ERs
A teenager spent 17 days in a Massachusetts emergency department awaiting psychiatric treatment. She and her mom documented the experience.
View ArticleAn Epidemiologist On Baker's Plans To Fully Reopen Mass.
Dr. Shira Doron, an infectious disease physician and hospital epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss.
View ArticleAfter Being Hit Hard By COVID, Mayor Outlines Revere's Plans For Reopening
To find out how one city is proceeding, WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes was joined by Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo.
View ArticleHundreds Of Immigrants Who Need Long-Term Care Get Stuck In Hospitals Because...
Nora Ketter has been living inside a Worcester-area hospital for years. Like many other immigrants who don't qualify for long-term care coverage under MassHealth, she's had to remain in the hospital...
View ArticleTeens And Kids, Participate In Our Pandemic Letter Writing Project
In a year when young people have endured many losses, big and small, WBUR journalists want to provide them with a space to share their own writings about how the pandemic has affected their lives and...
View ArticleMassachusetts To End COVID-19 Vaccine Preregistration Site
Residents will still be able to track down a location to receive a COVID-19 shot using the state’s vaccine finder website.
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