Charlie Baker

Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday apologized for problems with the Massachusetts’ COVID-19 vaccination portal but reiterated his argument that a limited supply of doses from federal authorities was to blame for a troubled vaccine rollout. Baker was asked at an appearance before the COVID-19 and Emergency Management and Preparedness Committee whether he would apologize to people who encountered issues with…

Gov. Charlie Baker was among the top officials to testify before lawmakers regarding the state’s rollout of the coronavirus vaccine.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday that the state will move into Phase 3, Step 2 of its reopening plan on Monday, including indoor performance venues and recreational activities. He also announced that the state will move into Phase 4, Step 1 on March 22, which will allow large indoor and outdoor arenas and ballparks like Fenway Park, Gillette Stadium…

As quickly as 50,000 COVID vaccine appointments went live in Massachusetts Thursday morning, residents complained that the new “digital waiting room” was nearly as frustrating as the website crashing. As of 7 a.m., tens of thousands of people were queued in a “digital waiting room,” a new feature intended to prevent potential outages after Massachusetts’ Vaxfinder site crashed last week…

After weeks of coronavirus vaccine sign-up website problems, lawmakers grilled Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and other officials at an oversight hearing.

Massachusetts promised a smoother process for coronavirus vaccine sign-ups Thursday, but many people were left in a virtual waiting room for hours.

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker will announce Thursday that large venues, including stadiums, will be able to open starting March 22.

Massachusetts is returning to Phase 3, Step 2 of the coronavirus reopening plan on Monday, easing restrictions imposed to combat the most recent surge in the virus. The state’s been at that step in the plan before, but not the fourth and final phase. However, Gov. Charlie Baker also announced Thursday when the state hopes to move to the first…

Gov. Charlie Baker announces new updates in Mass. coronavirus reopening plan.

Governor Charlie Baker defended himself against the controversy surrounding the troubled vaccine rollout in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts residents are frustrated with the new updated website after 50,000 new vaccine appointments were posted.

Approximately 50,000 new appointments to get the coronavirus vaccine go live Thursday at mass vaccination sites in Massachusetts.

When the Massachusetts Legislature’s COVID-19 and Emergency Management and Preparedness Committee holds its vaccine rollout oversight hearing on Thursday, Gov. Charlie Baker will take the floor first. The hearing’s schedule was released Wednesday, and shows that Baker will be the first to testify at 11 a.m., followed by Tiffany Tate, the executive director of company that runs PrepMod. PrepMod...

Gov. Charlie Baker says news of the new Johnson and Johnson vaccine being deemed “safe and effective” by FDA is a positive step in vaccine rollout.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said 50,000 new vaccination appointments will be made available on Thursday morning, and some key improvements have been made to the state’s scheduling website after it crashed last week. The new appointments will be added at mass vaccination locations, including Fenway Park, Gillette Stadium, Springfield, Danvers, Dartmouth and Natick. Retail pharmacies like CVS and Walgreens are…

Fans will get to watch the Boston Bruins play in person for the first time since pre-pandemic days on Thursday, Friday and Sunday, but it’s unlikely that many of them will be Bruins fans. As of Tuesday, New York is allowing teams to fill their arena seating bowls to a maximum of 10 percent capacity provided that the fans show…

Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that he understands the anxiety involved with the demand for coronavirus vaccine in Massachusetts but urged residents to be patient. “What we have tried to say to people about some of this is to be patient,” he said. “Everybody’s going to get vaccinated. But everybody can’t get vaccinated at once because we don’t have...

Gov. Charlie Baker is promising changes to Massachusetts’ coronavirus vaccine sign-up system, and one lawmaker is calling for an audit.

Gov. Charlie Baker is due to testify before a committee of lawmakers this week after his administration admitted the state’s vaccine booking website, which crashed last week, cost nearly a half a million dollars. Baker will go before the legislature’s COVID-19 and Emergency Management and Preparedness Committee on Thursday at an oversight hearing probing the state’s beleaguered vaccine rollout....

Pfizer’s chief business officer writes the company plans to increase its doses to the federal government from four to five million per week to more than 13 million by mid-March. Moderna plans to double their delivery of doses to 40 million by April, according to a statement by the company’s president.