COVID-19

U.S. Treasury yields dipped on Friday morning, ahead of the release of the November jobs report.

A woman from Arlington, Massachusetts, spent more than a year trying to get a refund for a cancelled flight. Frustrated with the airline, Eliza Tadley says she filed a complaint with the Department of Transportation, called the Attorney General’s office, and — as a last resort — contacted our NBC10 Boston Responds team for help. Tadley had planned to visit…

NBC10 Boston Responds helps an Arlington woman who spent more than a year trying to get a refund for a cancelled flight.

The peer-reviewed phase 2 trial analyzed the safety and efficacy of seven vaccines when administered as booster shots.

The mandate, which was already in effect at schools, city hall, the senior center and library, was ordered by the Chelsea Board of Health and will now apply to all other indoor public spaces and private businesses.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts schools rose significantly over the past two weeks, with 9,909 students and staff testing positive. The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the numbers Thursday in its weekly COVID-19 report, which encompassed two weeks worth of data due to the Thanksgiving holiday. A total of 8,513 students and 1,396 employees tested positive…

Google’s latest return-to-work delay comes after several previous postponements amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Massachusetts health officials reported another 5,170 confirmed COVID-19 cases — the first single-day total over 5,000 since mid-January — and 31 new deaths Thursday. The report from the Department of Public Health pushed the state’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 865,450 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 19,047. The last time Massachusetts reported more…

President Joe Biden said Thursday his plan to fight Covid during the winter doesn’t include shutdowns or lockdowns.

Plans for combating COVID-19 this winter are set to be released by the Biden Administration today. Here’s how it could impact Massachusetts.

New York officials say they will not overreact to Thursday’s development, but “we should assume there is community spread of the variant in our city.”

Minnesota, Colorado, New York and Hawaii confirmed new cases of the omicron variant on Thursday. New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi said the Empire State cases indicate there is community spread of the variant. The first U.S. case of the virus was confirmed in California on Wednesday. At least five U.S. states have now confirmed cases of...

About 56,000 Americans are hospitalized with Covid as of Wednesday, up 8% from last week and 20% from the most recent low point on Nov. 10.

Scientists claim to have discovered a “potential mechanism” that triggers blood clots in some people who receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine.

T cells are immune cells that target and clear infections, keeping them from worsening. In the face of omicron, they could be an important source of protection.

Politicians and medical experts in Massachusetts are urging people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 amid growing concern over the omicron variant, but whether the vaccines protect against the new strain remains unclear. First detected in South Africa, the highly mutated variant has been found in 24 countries so far. Federal officials confirmed the first case in the United States on Wednesday….

Amid a rise in COVID cases in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and the threat of the Omicron variant possibly coming, the city is implementing a mask mandate for indoor public spaces, which includes all businesses. It takes effect at 5 a.m. Friday morning. “Many people are asking does this work or doesn’t it work,” said Chelsea resident Marianne Ramos. “Well if...

President Joe Biden is expected to extend a mask mandate on all public transportation Thursday through mid-March as the first case of the new omicron COVID-19 variant has been detected in the United States. He also wants inbound international passengers to take a COVID test within 24 hours of departure and plans to increase the availability of free at-home rapid…

U.S. Treasury yields were steady on Thursday, amid continued fears around the omicron Covid-19 variant.

With cases in Massachusetts on the rise and the omricon variant detected in the U.S., President Biden is expected to extend a mask mandate for travelers on public transportation.