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After a Friday hearing, an independent panel recommended that the FDA move forward in approving the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. Johnson & Johnson says its trials show the vaccine is 72% effective in the United States in preventing moderate to severe COVID-19 infections. It does not need to be stored in frigid temperatures and it’s only one dose. “You…

An advisory panel with the FDA unanimously backed Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.

A vaccination site in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood will eventually provide 2,500 shots per day.

Health experts say new strains could be behind the increase of cases.

A 1721 smallpox outbreak, one of many Boston faced in its early years, led to the introduction in what is now the United States of inoculation, a medical advancement that saved many lives. And often overlooked in the history of that inoculation is an enslaved man named Onesimus.

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.

Approximately 50,000 new appointments to get the coronavirus vaccine at mass vaccination sites in Massachusetts were set to go live Thursday morning, but the process quickly led to more headaches. Tens of thousands of people quickly queued up in a “digital waiting room,” a new feature intended to prevent potential outages after Massachusetts’ Vaxfinder site crashed last week due to high...

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.

Mainers are able to get their vaccine shots at Walgreens starting on Thursday.

New Hampshire’s coronavirus metrics are moving in the right direction, Gov. Chris Sununu said at an update on COVID-19 and vaccinations in New Hampshire Thursday. There were an average of 300-350 new COVID cases diagnosed per day last week and an average positivity rate of 4.2%, both down from the weeks before. The number of people hospitalized with the virus…

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.

The latest COVID-19 vaccine, a one-shot dose from Johnson & Johnson, could receive emergency use authorization by the end of the week.

Two major health care providers in Massachusetts said Wednesday they would begin offering limited COVID-19 vaccination shots to their patients after the state reportedly decided to allow hospitals to rejoin the vaccination effort. In separate emails to patients, Mass General Brigham and Beth Israel Lahey Health said they would begin sending out invitations to eligible patients to sign up for…

The sixth mass vaccination site in Massachusetts, and the first in the southeastern part of the state, opened Wednesday at a former Circuit City in Dartmouth. This site, open to all eligible residents, will begin administering 500 doses per day and gradually increase to over 2,000 doses daily over the course of several weeks. Wednesday was a soft launch, but,…

People along the South Coast of Massachusetts have been forced to drive over an hour for coronavirus vaccinations, but that changed with the new site in Dartmouth.

After abruptly cutting off their coronavirus vaccine distributions, Massachusetts health officials have reached an agreement with 15 hospitals allowing them to provide shots.