FEMA To Partner With State To Increase Supply At Hynes Vaccine Site To 7,000 Doses A Day

The Biden administration plans to launch a federally run mass vaccination site in Boston, one of three new locations the federal government will bring online in its latest effort to get more shots in arms.

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11 hours ago

Report: Mass. Health Care Costs Rose 4.3% In 2019

The Center for Health Information and Analysis report tracked a second consecutive year of above-benchmark health care spending growth, after a 3.6% rise in 2018.

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12 hours ago

Mass. Psychiatrists Concerned About Increase In Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts Among Adolescents

Boston Children's Hospital reports that between July and October of last year it saw a 47% increase, over the same period the year before, in kids needing to be hospitalized for suicidal ideation or attempts.

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1 day ago

Homebound Vaccination Program To Start Monday

Massachusetts will launch a program next week to bring vaccines directly to its roughly 25,000 homebound residents, offering doses either through local boards of health or a statewide service.

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1 day ago

Cape Cod Now Facing A New Cluster COVID-19 Cases

Barnstable County has recorded more than 1,000 new positive COVID-19 tests in the past 14 days, with a positive-test rate of 5.6% that is more than double the statewide average.

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1 day ago

East Boston Health Center To Receive $14.7 From Federal Gov. To Increase Vaccine Access

Manny Lopes, the president and CEO of the health center, joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to discuss. 

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1 day ago

Rate Of Second Vaccine Doses In Boston's Homeless Community Higher Than Expected

So far, 77% of people due for their second vaccine doses have received them, according to Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program.

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4 days ago

400K Pre-Registered For Vaccine In Mass. On First Day Of Website Launch

After a day-one crash of the state's vaccine appointment finder website, the stakes were high for the new pre-registration system Massachusetts launched with Google's help.

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4 days ago

A Rapid COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Backfired In Some U.S. States

A surprising new analysis found that states such as South Carolina and Florida that raced ahead of others to offer the vaccine to ever-larger groups of people have vaccinated smaller shares of their population than those that moved more slowly and methodically, such as Hawaii and Connecticut.

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4 days ago

Infectious Disease Expert Warns Baker's Reopening Plan Is Risky

On Monday, Massachusetts enters stage four in the governor's reopening plan. This means indoor public gatherings of up to 100 people will now be permitted. Stadiums, arenas and ball parks will be allowed to open at reduced capacity.

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4 days ago