vaccines

In July 2020, 19,000 NASCAR fans headed to New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon for a weekend of socially-distanced stock car racing. This weekend, thousands more are there for the race to be vaccinated.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway opened its doors this weekend to provide residents with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Companies are working on developing vaccines so they can handle emerging variants of COVID. Here’s how the approaches differ.

As the Massachusetts coronavirus vaccine rollout continues, more groups have become eligible, but many are still wondering when it will be their turn — including transit workers.

A total of 19 Massachusetts communities are now at the highest risk of coronavirus transmission, nine fewer than last week, health officials said Thursday. It’s the seventh straight week the number has fallen. The town-by-town coronavirus risk data classifies communities’ risk level on a scale from red, the highest, to grey — last week it put 28 Massachusetts communities in…

Frustration over vaccine registration is mounting due to high demand and limited supply

Teachers and day care providers have been moved up in coronavirus vaccine eligibility in Massachusetts, with Gov. Charlie Baker saying they can start signing up for appointments on March 11.

President Joe Biden announced the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would allow the United States to have enough doses for 300 million Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than previously projected.

This makes the Johnson & Johnson vaccine the third vaccine to have emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

During his visit to Houston on Friday, President Joe Biden urged Americans to keep wearing masks even as promising vaccine developments come out. “Cases and hospitalizations could go back up as new variants emerge. And it’s not the time to relax. We have to keep washing our hands, staying socially distanced, and for God’s sake, wear your mask,” Biden...

There are now just 28 Massachusetts communities at the highest risk of coronavirus transmission, 38 fewer than last week, health officials said Thursday. It’s the sixth straight week that number has fallen. Thursday’s town-by-town coronavirus risk data — which classifies communities’ risk level on a scale from red, the highest, to grey — puts 66 cities and towns in the…

Gov. Charlie Baker announces new updates in Mass. coronavirus reopening plan.

A large real-world test of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine confirms that it’s very effective at preventing serious illness or death, even after one dose. The results come from a mass vaccination campaign in Israel. They give strong reassurance that the benefits seen in smaller tests persisted when the vaccine was used in a general population. The vaccine was 92% effective...

A Boston hospital is starting a new project where vaccinated volunteers help comfort patients who are battling the coronavirus and may be feeling isolated.

Testing remains an important tool in stopping the spread of the coronavirus in Massachusetts, experts say.

The Natick Mall opened as the state’s newest mass vaccination site Monday, joining four others already up and running for residents eligible to receive their shots. The Natick site, served by LabCorp, plans to start administering around 100 doses of the vaccine a day in the old Sears store. Officials hope to give about 5,000 doses a day by mid-March….

A mass-vaccination site in an old Sears at the Natick Mall is now open. The site is one of two new locations opening up in Massachusetts this week.

As Massachusetts crosses an important vaccine milestone this weekend, it is soon taking another step to further expedite the statewide inoculation process.

As Massachusetts crosses an important vaccine milestone this weekend, it is soon taking another step to further expedite the statewide inoculation process. Starting Monday, Natick Mall opens as the state’s newest mass vaccination site, joining four others already up and running for residents eligible to receive their shots. The Natick site, served by LabCorp, will plan to start giving...

The latest mass vaccination site in Massachusetts opens Monday at Natick Mall, joining four other mass vaccination sites throughout the state, including Gillette Stadium and Fenway Park. LabCorp plans to provide 500 doses a day at the Natick site, with the goal to eventually administer 3,000 vaccines a day.