Video: Mass. doctor answers questions about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young kids
Video: Massachusetts doctor answers questions about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young children Updated: 6:20 PM EDT Sep 20, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ERIKA: IT IS NEWS MANY OF US HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. PFIZER ANNOUNCES TODAY ITS VACCINE PRODUCES A ROBUST IMMUNE RESPONSE IN YOUNGER CHILDREN, AND IT’S SAFE. BEN: FINALLY. HERE TO ANSWER […]
Video: Here’s why Boston doctor agrees with limiting Pfizer COVID boosters
Anchor/Reporter Video: Here’s why Boston doctor agrees with decision to limit Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots Updated: 10:52 AM EDT Sep 18, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THATS ISPORTS. HAVE A RHONDELLA: RHONDELLA: GREAT DAY. YOU, TOO,OB — HAVE A GREAT DAY. RHONDEA:LL YOU, TWO. — YOU, TOO, BOB. AN FDA PANEL VOTES AGAINST DISTRIBUTING BOOSTER […]
Worcester issues indoor mask mandate, vaccine requirement for city employees
Masks will be required in all private businesses in Worcester starting next week, as city officials say the community is in the midst of a new COVID-19 surge. Mayor Joseph Petty said the city is “firmly in the third wave” of coronavirus.”We are all paying for the decisions of the unvaccinated,” he said. City Manager […]
7th human case of West Nile virus confirmed in Mass.
Advertisement Seventh human case of West Nile virus confirmed; risk level raised in 11 Mass. communities Updated: 3:06 PM EDT Sep 16, 2021 A seventh human case of West Nile virus has been confirmed in Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health said Tuesday.The latest infection was identified in a woman in her 30s who was […]
Big E subject to indoor mask mandate
Traffic Anchor & Transportation Specialist Big E subject to indoor mask mandate Updated: 12:43 PM EDT Sep 16, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript HIGHLIGHTS AND CHANGES TOHE T ANNUAL FAIR. KATIE: THE BIG E IS BACK BRINGING FOOD, FUN, AND FAIR FLAIR TO WEST SPRINGFIELD. >> WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS THAT […]
How your workplace cafe can play a role in your weight loss
Advertisement How your workplace cafe can play a role in your weight loss Updated: 7:35 AM EDT Sep 16, 2021 Sandee LaMotte, CNN As we head back to work, we again come face to face with delicious diet-breaking temptations we were able to avoid at home.Office snack tables are often decorated with sweets from “well-meaning” […]
Doctor says key to protecting kids is to vaccinate adults, adolescents
Doctor says key to protecting kids is to vaccinate adults, adolescents against COVID-19 Updated: 5:04 PM EDT Sep 14, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MARIA: THE WEEKLY NUMBER OF COVID CASES VOINLVING CHILENDR IN THE U.S. HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED SINCE JULY. ED: HERE TO ANSWER MESO QUESTIONS IS DR. TODD ELLERIN, CHIEF OF INFECTIOUS […]
Mass. reports 3,919 new breakthrough COVID cases in 4.54M vaccinated individuals
Massachusetts public health officials reported 3,919 new COVID-19 breakthrough cases in fully vaccinated individuals in the past week, data from the state’s Department of Public Health shows.A breakthrough case is when an individual tests positive for COVID-19 after they’ve been fully vaccinated against the disease.The 3,919 new breakthrough cases were reported to the DPH between […]
University lab in Massachusetts tracking COVID-19 variants
If you test positive for COVID-19 this week, odds are, you can blame the delta variant.The strain is so contagious, it’s now causing 99% of new cases in the U.S. But since COVID-19 is always mutating, a more dangerous variant may already be out there. Inside Northeastern University’s Life Sciences Testing Center in Burlington, a […]
Back to school anxiety: Signs to watch for
Back to school is fully underway across Massachusetts — with Boston public schools reopening Thursday. After more than a year of remote or hybrid learning, kids may be dealing with more fall anxiety than usual. Dr. Khadijah Booth Watkins, who specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry at MGH and McLean Hospital, shares what parents should […]