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WORCESTER — UMass Memorial Medical Center is expecting to get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, and will start vaccinating caregivers Thursday morning. “As our CEO said, ‘for the first time during this whole pandemic we have the chance to play offense,’ UMass Memorial spokesman Tony Berry said, quoting UMass Memorial Health Care President and CEO Dr. Eric Dickson. Dr. Michael Hirsh, the citys medical director, said he had similar sentiments. “I feel very encouraged that ...

Reply(1) harmacy director Dana Rucco, center, shows medical director Richard Schwarz the container used to deliver the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday at the Jewish Medical Center, in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Mark Lennihan - Pool/Getty Image) WORCESTER, MA — Officials at UMass Memorial Hospital are expected to receive their first shipment of the coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday as front-line workers across the United States will become among the first Americans...

The committee voted 17-4 that the known benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risks of taking the shot for individuals 16 and older, with 1 member of the panel abstaining

The committee voted 17-4 that the known benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risks of taking the shot for individuals 16 and older, with 1 member of the panel abstaining.

This will pave the way for FDA to authorise the vaccine for emergency use in the US within days. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Updated on December 11, 2020 at 11:53 am NBC Universal, Inc. Facing mounting pressure in recent weeks from public health experts and municipal leaders to do more to control the dramatic increase in coronavirus cases that is stressing the health care system, Gov. Charlie Baker announced this week that Massachusetts would tighten some restrictions. Starting Friday, hospitals across Massachusetts will be temporarily curtailing inpatient elective surgeries to make room for a further influx of pati...

Updated on December 11, 2020 at 11:54 am NBC Universal, Inc. Facing mounting pressure in recent weeks from public health experts and municipal leaders to do more to control the dramatic increase in coronavirus cases that is stressing the health care system, Gov. Charlie Baker announced this week that Massachusetts would tighten some restrictions. Starting Friday, hospitals across Massachusetts will be temporarily curtailing inpatient elective surgeries to make room for a further influx of pati...