Thanksgiving Travel Out Of Logan Was Down Compared To Last Year, But Up From...
More than 111,000 people departed from Logan International Airport last week. That's down 73% from 2019, but it's a 32% increase compared to the first week of November.
View Article'It's Like Star Trek': Moderna's Coronavirus Vaccine Moves Toward Approval
Over the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a trial by fire for Moderna's novel mRNA science, a technology that researchers describe as having awesome potential.
View ArticleHealth Experts Watch For Post-Thanksgiving Virus Spike, Anticipate Upcoming...
State health officials say they're watching closely for early warning signs of a post-Thanksgiving spike. And they're trying to crunch those numbers before Christmas and New Year's, when people are...
View ArticleLong Lines, High Demand For Mass. Coronavirus Testing Persist After Thanksgiving
At a new testing site designed by Tufts Medical Center to make the process as quick and smooth as possible, long lines develop because so many people want coronavirus testing.
View ArticlePHOTOS: At Worcester Field Hospital, Baker Says Second Unit Going Up In Lowell
The Worcester field hospital being readied amid a second surge of COVID-19 will have "a lot more capacity" than it did when it was active in the spring, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday morning, and it...
View ArticleMass. Adding 1,300 Emergency Homeless Shelter Beds For Winter
Capacity at existing shelters was reduced in the spring to comply with safety guidelines in the pandemic. Due to that and fear of contracting the coronavirus, more people stayed on the streets.
View ArticleMore Mass. Residents Than Ever Have The Coronavirus. Where They Caught It Is...
With a record 6,477 new infections reported on Thursday, health officials have been trying to get a better handle on the sources of these infections. But that knowledge is hard to come by. Contact...
View ArticlePutting The Coronavirus Case Numbers Into Perspective
For the past three days, the state has reported more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases per day, and estimates more than 54,000 people in the state are infected right now.
View ArticleMass. Hospitals Grapple With Increase in Hospitalizations Amid 2nd Surge
Dr. Michael Gustafson, the president of UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to discuss.
View ArticleHow A Health Leader Is Working Against Vaccine Skepticism In The Latino...
Hilda Ramirez is the executive director of the Latino Education Institute at Worcester State University. She joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to talk about her participation in a trial for...
View Article'She Is The Full Package': A Fellow Infectious Disease Specialist On MGH...
Dr. Robbie Goldstein, a fellow infectious disease specialist at MGH, joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to talk about Walensky's appointment.
View ArticleBaker Under Pressure To Do More To Control Virus Spread
Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, said in a tweet over the weekend that while he has defended Baker’s response in the past, he’s “aghast” at the lack of action over...
View ArticleMass. Curbing Some Elective Inpatient Procedures, Expanding Test Sites
The governor also said his administration was reviewing the post-Thanksgiving data and considering additional restrictions that might be necessary, and would have more to say "soon."
View ArticleIs Massachusetts In A Post-Thanksgiving Coronavirus Spike? It Depends On Who...
While there certainly have been more new cases reported in the post-Thanksgiving period, it may be that more time is still needed to see the full picture of the holiday's impact on the pandemic here....
View ArticlePoll: Most Mass. Residents Willing To Take Vaccine, But Trust Is Lower Among...
The MassINC survey of over 1,100 residents found that while just 7% of said they will never take a COVID-19 vaccine, Black and Latino respondents were less willing to take a vaccine right away.
View ArticlePfizer Is Already Producing Millions Of Doses Of Its Vaccine. A Crucial...
With its glittering glass façade reflecting the woods, Pfizer’s facility in Andover looks more like a university science center than a major manufacturing site. But inside the company is producing the...
View ArticleLocal Official Says Baker's Restrictions Are Insufficient To Combat COVID Spread
Marc Draisen is head of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, which has been coordinating with local officials in eastern Massachusetts on COVID issues. Draisen joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob...
View ArticleKennedy, Neal File Holyoke Veterans Act To Require Skilled Oversight Of...
The change that comes in direct response to the 76 veteran deaths earlier this year amid a COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soliders' Home.
View ArticleMass. Vaccine Rollout Plan Will Be In 3 Phases. Here's When You Could Get Yours
Gov. Charlie Baker announced today that Massachusetts will have three phases of COVID-19 vaccination rollout, with the general public getting access as early as April.
View ArticleMass. Outlines How It Will Distribute The Coronavirus Vaccine
The state said it will receive more than 59,000 doses at first, followed by another 240,000 or so by the end of the month.
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