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White House: COVID-19 vaccination rates rise in hard-hit states Published:  Updated:  (AP Photo/John Locher, File) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) As COVID-19 infections surge in hot spots around the country, there was some good news Thursday mixed in with newly released statistics that paint a grim picture. Unvaccinated Americans in the states seeing the most COVID-19 infections and deaths appear to be heeding the warnings during the latest surge in cases. Accordi...

5 areas with low COVID vaccine rates put U.S. at risk, experts say By Janet Shamlian Experts say low COVID vaccine rates put U.S. at risk Five under-vaccinated regions of the U.S. could be putting the entire nation at risk, according to researchers at Georgetown University. The fear is COVID-19 could mutate so significantly in these areas, it could defeat vaccines. An analysis by Georgetown University researchers found five significant clusters in the southern and lower ...

Biden and Johnson “agreed that the U.K.-U.S. partnership was more important than ever as we tackle shared challenges like climate change and building back better from the coronavirus pandemic.”

The latest news about donated vaccines and cash aid for low-resource countries seems encouraging. But here's what vaccine experts are saying about supply and demand.

All six COVID mega-sites will shutter their doors this summer, as the state shifts to local vaccinating sites. But does that include your family doctor?

Gov. Baker Heads to DC to Meet With White House COVID Czar, Mass. Lawmakers and More Earlier this week, Baker was one of six governors to participate in a videoconference with President Biden, touting vaccination efforts in their states By Katie Lannan • Updated on May 13, 2021 at 2:20 pm NBC Universal, Inc. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is traveling to Washington, D.C., on Thursday for a series of meetings with federal officials and members of the states congressional d...

email article Public health officials urged millennials, college students, and other young adults eager to return to their pre-pandemic lives to go and get vaccinated, during a White House COVID-19 Response Team briefing on Friday. Not only is it the safe thing to do personally, but its also the right thing to do for your community, officials said. Only about one in five 18- to 29-year-olds and fewer than one in three 30- to 39-year-olds are currently fully vaccinated, said CDC Director R...

WATCH: White House COVID-19 Response Team hosts press briefing Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Alex Brandon/AP and last updated 2021-05-07 11:23:10-04 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House COVID-19 Response Team provided updates on the COVID-19 response effort Friday morning. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical advisor to the president, was joined by U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, Director...

100 million Americans now fully vaccinated, White House says While 55% of all adults in the U.S. have now received at least one COVID-19 shot, theres still a ways to go in the effort to get everyone vaccinated. Author: Staff Updated: 11:54 AM EDT April 30, 2021 White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said nearly 40% of all adult Americans have received their second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or the single shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine...

For the third straight week, Cohasset reported single-digit new COVID-19 cases. After reporting 19 new cases in the first report of April, Cohasset saw just five new cases last week according to the state’s latest numbers. The five new cases bring Cohasset’s total count up to 409 since the start of the pandemic. Cohasset’s risk categorization was downgraded to “green” after seven straight weeks in the state’s “yellow” risk category. The town continues to distance itself from the...