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Mass. urges residents to get vaccinated as colder months, holidays approach
As the colder months and holidays approach, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is urging residents to get vaccinated. “With Thanksgiving just two weeks away, now is a great time for those preparing to celebrate with friends and loved ones to get vaccinated for flu, COVID-19, and RSV, if eligible,” Public Health Commissioner Robert Goldstein said on Tuesday in a…
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In vaccine debate, lawmakers target religious exemption
Health experts on Wednesday praised bills that would nix the religion exemption for vaccinations as they warned about the rise of preventable diseases, such as measles and polio, while many parents who do not believe in immunizations opposed them during a contentious hearing. Under current state laws, parents and guardians can request a religious exemption — though there’s no official…
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As Holidays Near, Cambridge Clinic Offers COVID Vaccine, $75 Gift Cards
People receiving initial or booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday at a clinic in Cambridge, Massachusetts, also got some money ahead of the holidays. There was a long line at CambridgeSide Thursday night as people waited for the vaccine and the $75 that came with it. “I wanted a COVID booster, and I also wanted a $75 gift card,”…
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Cambridge Vaccine Clinic Offering $75 Debit Cards
People who got boosters or initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday in Cambridge also received some money ahead of the holidays.
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Pfizer Says Its Maternal RSV Vaccine Can Protect Newborns From Severe Illness
A new study suggests vaccinating pregnant women protects their newborns from the common but scary respiratory virus called RSV.
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The Booster Shot's Been Updated. Experts Explain What It Is and Who Should Get It
With the winter months and flu season ahead, it may be time to consider getting a COVID bivalent booster shot. Last month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on updated versions of the booster shots, and pharmacies and other vaccination sites began administering them around Labor Day weekend. But only a small percentage of the fully vaccinated population has...
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COVID Q&A: Boston Doctors Talk New Variant, Flu and Bivalent Boosters
Top Boston doctors discuss the new COVID variant BQ 1.1, concerns around the upcoming flu season and bivalent booster shots during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”