All Aboard: The 'Vax Express' Could Be Coming To A Station Near YouThe state is rolling out a special commuter rail train Wednesday to increase vaccine access in communities with lower vaccination rates. CommonHealthJun 16, 2021
COVID Command Center Comes To An EndIn addition to stepping down the command center, Baker announced that his administration convened its final Medical Advisory Board formal meeting last week. CommonHealthJun 16, 2021
Study: COVID Transmission Weakens In Hot, Humid WeatherHeat, humidity and the sun’s UV rays all play a part in slowing the spread of COVID-19. That’s according to new research from the Yale School of Public Health.PlayCommonHealth01:35Jun 15, 2021
Gillette Stadium Is First To Close In State's Plan To Wind Down Its 7 Mass Vaccination SitesThe mass vaccination site at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough is shutting down Monday -- but not before delivering a few hundred more shots.CommonHealthJun 14, 2021
Marty Martinez Talks About End To COVID State Of Emergency And Vaccinations In Mass.Massachusetts' pandemic state of emergency ends Tuesday. That comes as, this week, the number of fully vaccinated in the state is expected to clear 4 million.PlayCommonHealth05:25Jun 14, 2021
In A Small N.H. Town, This Dental Clinic Serves The State's Poor And UninsuredBusiness operations upended by the pandemic and long-standing inequality have come to a head at one dental center in Tamworth, New Hampshire.PlayCommonHealth05:06Jun 3, 2021
Get Your Vaccine, And A $25 Gift Card, On Your Next Trip To Market BasketThe governor said vaccines would be available without an appointment Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week at pop-up clinics in the parking lots of Market Basket stores in Chelsea, Fall...CommonHealthJun 2, 2021
Check Your Skin: From Now Until December, It's Tick Season In MassachusettsA higher number of people than is typical visited emergency departments across the state in March and April for tick bites, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. In...CommonHealthJun 1, 2021
'You Can Just Get It Right Now': A Push To Address Hampden County's Vaccination DisparitiesAlthough Massachusetts has one of the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country, Hampden County has the lowest rate in the state — with major racial and ethnic disparities among...PlayCommonHealth05:29Jun 1, 2021
Next Generation RNA Technology Could Unlock Treatments For Chronic ConditionsScientists at a new Cambridge biotech believe they are close to harnessing the power of RNA for longer periods of time than were previously possible. They call the new technology...PlayCommonHealth03:56Jun 1, 2021
Mass. Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel Leaving Role After 6 YearsBharel has been commissioner since Gov. Charlie Baker appointed her in 2015.CommonHealthMay 27, 2021
Mass. Company Tracking Coronavirus In Sewage Goes NationalCambridge-based Biobot Analytics has been tracking wastewater at Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s Deer Island Treatment Plant throughout the pandemic. Detection in sewage can head off outbreaks.CommonHealthMay 27, 2021
Mayoral Candidates Talk 'Mass And Cass' SolutionsA portion of the forum turned into open debate on how to best deal with substance abuse disorder, mental health, and homelessness issues near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and...CommonHealthMay 27, 2021
50% Of All Mass. Residents Are Fully VaccinatedMore than half of all Massachusetts residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a watershed moment in the year-plus slog of extraordinary losses, and a key to unlocking the post-pandemic...CommonHealthMay 26, 2021
Moderna Says Its COVID-19 Shot Works In Kids As Young As 12The company released the preliminary findings Tuesday based on testing on more than 3,700 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States. Earlier this month, the U.S. and Canada authorized another...CommonHealthMay 25, 2021
General Speaks Out About Bipolar Disorder That Ended Military CareerRetired two-star Army Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin, formerly of Massachusetts, thinks the military needs to do a better job screening for and treating mental illness among troops, not just discharging...PlayCommonHealth08:58May 24, 2021
New England Pats Give Flight To China's Vaccine DiplomacyThe New England Patriots' team plane has delivered 500,000 Chinese-made COVID vaccines to El Salvador — and in the process inadvertently inserted itself into a testy, geopolitical fight for influence...CommonHealthMay 21, 2021
Massachusetts To End COVID-19 Vaccine Preregistration SiteResidents will still be able to track down a location to receive a COVID-19 shot using the state’s vaccine finder website.CommonHealthMay 21, 2021
Teens And Kids, Participate In Our Pandemic Letter Writing ProjectIn a year when young people have endured many losses, big and small, WBUR journalists want to provide them with a space to share their own writings about how the...CommonHealthMay 21, 2021
Hundreds Of Immigrants Who Need Long-Term Care Get Stuck In Hospitals Because Of MassHealth LimitsNora Ketter has been living inside a Worcester-area hospital for years. Like many other immigrants who don't qualify for long-term care coverage under MassHealth, she's had to remain in the...PlayCommonHealth08:39May 19, 2021
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