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More Than Half of Mass., RI Residents Contracted COVID During Omicron Surge
More than half of the residents in Massachusetts and Rhode Island were infected with COVID during the omicron surge, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. More than 52% of people in Massachusetts have been infected with COVID since the omicron surge began in December, while more than 53% of the population were infected…
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CDC: Barnstable Outbreak Proves Vaccines Work
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the spread of the coronavirus delta variant in Provincetown is one of the reasons they changed mask guidelines for vaccinated people.
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Gov., Boston Mayor Review New CDC Mask Guidelines
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Kim Janey are reviewing new mask guidelines from the CDC that recommend fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the country where COVID cases are high due to the Delta variant.
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Delta Variant Creates Mask Confusion
The World Health Organization and top doctors are calling for people to wear masks again amid growing concerns over the COVID-19 Delta Variant, which contradicts guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Updated Mask Guidance Could Come Tuesday
The federal government is expected to unveil new guidance on outdoor mask-wearing Tuesday as Gov. Charlie Baker hints at additional changes in Massachusetts.
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The Risk of Catching Covid After Vaccination
Although the nation has reached an important milestone in expanding coronavirus vaccine eligibility to all adults, public health experts in Massachusetts warn that the pandemic isn’t over.
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Can You Get, Spread COVID After Getting Vaccinated?
Although the nation has reached an important milestone in expanding coronavirus vaccine eligibility to all adults, public health experts in Massachusetts warn that the pandemic isn’t over. Dr. Kimi Kobayashi, the chief quality officer at UMass Memorial, said it is important for everyone to wait the full two weeks after the second shot for the body to build up...
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CDC Warns of Fourth Wave As COVID Cases Rise in Mass.
Head of the CDC Dr. Rochelle Walensky is sounding the alarm over a possible fourth surge in COVID-19 cases as health experts label Massachusetts among the “areas of greatest concern.”
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Americans Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Still Wait for Advice
More than 28 million Americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will have to keep waiting for guidance from federal health officials for what they should and shouldn’t do
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CDC: Timing of Second Dose Doesn't Need to Be Exact
If a second dose of the coronavirus vaccine is not available within the recommended three-week time frame, it can still be effective up to six weeks later, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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CDC Director Takes Over As U.S. Sets New Daily COVID-19 Death Record
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, 51, an infectious-diseases specialist at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, was sworn in Wednesday. She takes the helm at a time when the virus’s U.S. death toll has eclipsed 400,000 and continues to accelerate.
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CDC Warns of Rising Cases Ahead of Christmas
Researchers estimate between 9,000 and 19,500 deaths during the week of Christmas alone, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Massachusetts, the CDC estimates that we could even see more than 200 deaths per week here.
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Massachusetts to Submit Vaccine Plan to CDC Friday
Massachusetts officials will submit their plan for coronavirus vaccine distribution to the federal government Friday, though Gov. Charlie Baker said the process could be “lumpy.”
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Vaccine Could Arrive in Mass. In Weeks
The first coronavirus vaccines could arrive in Massachusetts as early as this month, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday, but it will take time to achieve widespread distribution.
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CDC Shortens COVID-19 Quarantine to 10 Days With No Symptoms
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shortening the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19, as the virus rages across the nation. The new guidelines released Wednesday will allow people who have come in contact to someone infected with the virus to resume normal activity after 10 days if no symptoms are…
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CDC to Meet on Coronavirus Vaccine Prioritization
A panel of advisers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will have an emergency meeting Tuesday to talk about how the vaccine will be given out, and who should receive it first.
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CDC to Shorten Recommended Length of Quarantine
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is finalizing plans to shorten the recommended length of quarantine for those exposed to COVID-19. The CDC currently recommends that individuals quarantine for 14 days after being exposed to people with the coronavirus.
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CDC to Shorten Length of Quarantine for Those Exposed to COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is finalizing plans to shorten the recommended length of quarantine for those exposed to COVID-19, NBC News reports.
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CDC: Mask Mandates Can Slow COVID-19 Spread
Government mandates that require people to wear masks in public can slow the spread of COVID-19, a new report published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds, and communities that don’t enact such orders may face dramatic increases in new cases. The report explored the striking differences among counties in Kansas during the summer: Some adopted mask mandates,...
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'Two-Way Street': CDC Report Says Masks Protect Wearers, Everyone Else
Wearing a mask not only protects others from the spread of COVID-19, but it protects the wearer as well, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday in its strongest messaging yet on face coverings.