See it again: Answering your questions about COVID-19 breakthrough cases, delta variant
Expert answers to your questions about COVID-19 breakthrough cases, delta variant Watch the chat again here Updated: 9:51 AM EDT Jul 22, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript Good morning everyone. Welcome to our live chat today about covid 19 breakthrough cases, the delta variants and anything else that you might want to know about. The […]
Breakthrough cases, delta variant: COVID-19 updates for Massachusetts
The highly infectious delta variant and a growing number of breakthrough COVID-19 cases in vaccinated individuals are threatening to undo the progress Massachusetts has achieved over the past several months. A cluster of cases linked to Provincetown, for example, recently led public health officials in Boston to recommend that any residents who have visited Provincetown […]
Video: Doctor explains why Boston issued new COVID-19 guidance for Provincetown visitors
Video: Boston doctor explains why city issued new COVID-19 guidance for Provincetown visitors Updated: 6:06 PM EDT Jul 20, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript NEWSCENT 5ER AT 5:30. ERIKA:AC BK TO THE BREAKING NEWS WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING, BOSTON HEALTH OFFICIALS JUST PUTTING OUT A NEW ADVISORY, ASKING PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TO PROVINCETOWN TO […]
Video: COVID-19 numbers in Mass. going in wrong direction with rise of delta variant
Video: COVID-19 numbers in Massachusetts going in wrong direction with rise of delta variant Updated: 5:07 PM EDT Jul 20, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MARIA: THE DELTA VARIANT NOW ACCOUNTS FOR 83% OF NEW COVID CASES IN THE U.S. HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IS DR. TODD ELLERIN, CHIEF OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT STHOU […]
Provincetown officials issue new mask advisory in light of COVID-19 outbreak
Officials in Provincetown issued a new mask advisory on Monday after more than 130 people, some of whom are fully vaccinated, tested positive for COVID-19 in cases linked to the Cape Cod town’s Fourth of July festivities. An emergency meeting held at Town Hall on Monday included updates on the cases from Town Manager Alex […]
Video: COVID-19 uptick in Mass. ‘much smaller’ than other parts of US, doctor says
Anchor/Reporter Video: COVID-19 uptick in Massachusetts ‘much smaller’ than other parts of US, Boston doctor says Updated: 11:10 AM EDT Jul 17, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript FOR STORMTEAM 5, I’M MTEOROLOGIST KELLY ANN CICALE. SE RHONDELLA: THANKS, KELLY ANN. COVID-19 CASES ARE RISING IN ALL 50 STATES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JAARNUY. JENNIFER: […]
West Nile virus detected in Boston mosquitoes, health officials say
West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Boston for the first time this year, the Boston Public Health Commission announced Friday. The presence of WNV was confirmed Friday by the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory in a mosquito sample collected on July 14 in Jamaica Plain. No human or animal cases of WNV […]
Video: Do we need third COVID-19 vaccine dose? Boston doctor weighs in
Video: Boston doctor weighs in on potential need for third COVID-19 vaccine dose Updated: 11:49 AM EDT Jul 10, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THUNDERSTORMS. JEN? JENNIFER: OK, CINDY. THANK YOU. AMERICANS WHO HAVE RECEIVED TWO DOSES OF PFIZER’S COVID VACCINE MAY OR MAYOT N NEED A THIRD DOSE DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ASK. HERE […]
FDA calls for investigation into approval of Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug
In the face of questions about the approval process, the acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration is asking for an independent review of what led to last month’s approval of a controversial Alzheimer’s drug from Massachusetts-based Biogen. Aduhelm, made by Cambridge-based Biogen, was the first new drug approved for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly […]
Video: Do fully-vaccinated people need to be more cautious about delta variant?
Video: Do fully-vaccinated people need to be more cautious about delta COVID-19 variant? Updated: 6:54 PM EDT Jul 7, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript UP. ERIKA: THE DANGEROUS DELTA VARIANT IS NOW LINKETOD MORE THAN HALF OF ALL NEW COVID-19 INFECTIONS IN THE U.S.HERE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THAT OULD MEAN FOR YOUR HEALTH IS DR. […]