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Monday is the first drawing in the Massachusetts’ VaxMillions giveaway, and millions of people are in the running for 10 big prizes.

Over 2 million people in Massachusetts have signed up for a chance to win either the $1 million prize or the $300,000 college scholarship from the state, officials said.

Thursday was the first deadline for Massachusetts’ VaxMillions giveaway, and millions of people are in the running for 10 big prizes — the first of which will be announced next week.

COVID-19 cases are rising again in Massachusetts, which has some health professionals expressing concern. State health officials reported another 236 confirmed coronavirus cases — the most cases in a single day since early June — and four new deaths on Thursday. The last time Massachusetts reported more than 236 new cases in one day was on June 3. The state’s COVID…

As the “hypertransmissable” Delta variant surges in communities across the U.S., CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky issued a stark warning to those who remain unvaccinated against the coronavirus, saying, “Our biggest concern is that we’re going to see preventable cases, hospitalizations and sadly, deaths among the unvaccinated.”

Restaurants and other businesses are open at full capacity, many people are walking around freely without face coverings, and life in Massachusetts is returning to normal, yet health professionals are concerned about upward movement in some metrics used to measure the spread of COVID-19. The seven-day average of confirmed coronavirus cases climbed to 141 on Wednesday, up from a low…

Officials in Provincetown, Massachusetts, are sounding the alarm after a handful of new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Cape Cod tourist community in recent days. Town Manager Alex Morse said Tuesday afternoon in a statement that, “Overwhelmingly, the affected individuals have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The moderate intensity of symptoms indicates that the vaccines are working as predicted.”…

There has been a cluster of breakthrough coronavirus cases among vaccinated people in Provincetown.

Provincetown, Massachusetts, has seen a “handful” of new coronavirus cases in the past few days, Town Manager Alex Morse said on Facebook Monday.

The latest CDC data shows that the Delta variant is now the dominant coronavirus strain in the U.S.

Now that the Vaxmillions registration is open, hundreds of thousands of people are expected register for a chance to receive a million dollars just for getting vaccinated. But how much of a chance do you really have to win the $1 million prize? It all depends.

The Massachusetts State Lottery has opened registration for residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to get their shot at $1 million. Massachusetts residents ages 12 and up and who are fully vaccinated prior to each drawing are eligible to enter the Massachusetts VaxMillions Giveaway. Residents ages 18 and older who are fully vaccinated prior to each drawing will have the opportunity to…

To register, you have to be a fully-vaccinated Massachusetts resident.

Registration is now open for fully vaccinated Massachusetts residents to win $1 million.

The Baker administration and the Massachusetts State Lottery have announced registration details for the Massachusetts VaxMillions Giveaway, which begins on Thursday, July 1. Massachusetts residents ages 12 and up and who are fully vaccinated prior to each drawing are eligible to enter the giveaway. Residents ages 18 and older who are fully vaccinated prior to each drawing will have the opportunity…

Gov. Charlie Baker announced a series of new efforts Wednesday aimed at supporting small business recovery in underserved communities across Massachusetts. He made the announcement at Springfield’s White Lion Brewing Company, which scored a $75,000 grant through the $700 million small business grant program the governor and Legislature created last year. Massachusetts’ State of Emergency officially ended on Tuesday, about…

In tonight’s Daily Debrief, Gov. Charlie Baker announces a new lottery program to boost vaccination rates, offering $1 million prizes. Plus, surge pricing returns to rideshares in Massachusetts and the South Shore bear is spotted again.

Riders have been waiting 10 or 20 minutes, sometimes even longer, for their Uber or Lyft to show up through most of the pandemic, but that could soon change. Uber has blamed the delay on Gov. Charlie Baker’s surge-pricing ban, which will expire Tuesday, June 15 along with the state of emergency declaration. Surge pricing provides a major incentive for drivers to work,...

Riders have been waiting around 10 or 20 minutes, sometimes even longer, for their Uber or Lyft to show up through most of the pandemic, but that could soon change.

The Massachusetts State House is showing signs of life after over a year of being all but deserted, with lawmakers voting in person and activists outside, too.