Boston doctor reacts to latest extension of mask mandate for public transit
Boston doctor reacts to CDC’s latest extension of mask mandate for planes, trains and buses Updated: 6:15 PM EDT Apr 13, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ANNOUNCER: YOU’RE WATCHING WCVB NEWSCENTER 5 AT 5:30. ERIKA: THE CDC DECIDES TO EXTEND THE FACE MASK RULE FOR THE NATION’S PLANES, TRAINS, AND BUSES FOR TWO WEEKS, AS […]
Boston doctor reacts to latest extension of mask mandate for public transit
Boston doctor reacts to CDC’s latest extension of mask mandate for planes, trains and buses Updated: 6:15 PM EDT Apr 13, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ANNOUNCER: YOU’RE WATCHING WCVB NEWSCENTER 5 AT 5:30. ERIKA: THE CDC DECIDES TO EXTEND THE FACE MASK RULE FOR THE NATION’S PLANES, TRAINS, AND BUSES FOR TWO WEEKS, AS […]
University laying off staff from COVID-19 testing sites
Boston University is planning to lay off employees hired during the pandemic to staff the campus’ COVID-19 testing sites over the past 20 months.BU reported the layoffs of up to 175 people to the state last week, with an employment end date of May 31. “These employees demonstrated tremendous dedication over a critical period of […]
Testing begins for flu vaccines based on technology used for COVID-19 shots
Participants were recently injected with the first doses of experimental new flu vaccines made by Moderna, the Massachusetts-based company announced Monday morning. The flu vaccine is based on the same mRNA technology that made headlines in the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Moderna and Pfizer both created vaccines for the pandemic based on teaching the body’s […]
Testing begins for flu vaccines based on technology used for COVID-19 shots
Participants were recently injected with the first doses of experimental new flu vaccines made by Moderna, the Massachusetts-based company announced Monday morning. The flu vaccine is based on the same mRNA technology that made headlines in the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Moderna and Pfizer both created vaccines for the pandemic based on teaching the body’s […]
Norovirus outbreak linked to oysters shipped to Massachusetts, other states
WORKERS SHLDOU HELP BUSINESSES FILL EMPTY JOBS. ANTOINETTE: IF YOU ARE EATING RAW OYSTERS ANYTIME SOON, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE COMING LOCALLY OR AT LEAST NOT FROM BRITISH COLUMA.BI THE FDA IS INVESTIGATING A NOROVIRUS HAVE BREAK LINKED TO CANADIAN RAW OYSTERS SHIPPED TO 13 STATES INCLUDING MASSACHUSETTS. MORE THAN 100 ILLNESSES […]
Yes, you can drink alcohol when you’re trying to lose weight
mhm. Mhm. Yeah, it’s Advertisement Yes, you can drink alcohol when you’re trying to lose weight Why limit yourself to vodka sodas? Updated: 12:02 PM EDT Mar 31, 2022 Sarah Bradley If weight loss is a practice that’s important to you right now, for whatever reason, that’s great. You might be reevaluating the food you […]
Boston doctor discusses new strains of omicron variant
Video: Boston infectious disease specialist discusses new strains of omicron variant Updated: 5:59 PM EDT Apr 5, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ERIKA: NEW NATIONAL DATA ABOUT COVID-19 SHOWS THREE STRAINS OF THE OMICRON VARIANT CAUSING 100% OF INFECTIONS IN THE U.S. HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IS DR. HELEN BOUCHER, THE INTERIM DEAN OF TUFTS […]
Jimmy Fund Walk returning this fall after pandemic hiatus
The biggest single-day fundraising walk in the country, the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, is returning to an in-person format this year after a pandemic hiatus. “We’ve been the same as everybody in this virtual world for the last couple of years and I think we’re looking forward to being able to give our walkers […]
‘It’s not surprising’ doctor says about bump in COVID-19 cases in schools
‘It’s not surprising’ doctor says about bump in COVID-19 cases in schools Updated: 4:59 PM EDT Apr 4, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MARIA: THE NUMBER OF NEW COVID-19 CASES IS STARTING TO CLIMB AGAIN INSIDE MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC SCHOO.LS HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IS DIRECTOR OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE AT MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR […]