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Public health officials in Arlington and beyond outlined areas of improvement theyd like to see.

Health board members from across Franklin County came together Monday afternoon for a virtual roundtable discussion to learn the latest vaccination rates and COVID-19 case report.Phoebe Walker, director of community services at the Franklin Regional...

Health board members from across Franklin County came together Monday afternoon for a virtual roundtable discussion to learn the latest vaccination rates and COVID-19 case report.Phoebe Walker, director of community services at the Franklin Regional...

State legislators hear testimony as hospitals are stretched to the limit and the new variant threatens the state.

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is ending its program that tracks down people who were in close contact with someone who has COVID-19. The Boston Globe reports there are no more state-funded workers to help track new infections, so local health departments have been advised by the state to only do contact tracing for COVID-19 cases in group settings where infections are more likely to spread rapidly.

Health officials are shifting resources to testing and vaccination outreach as the number of cases and hospitalizations increase.

Local health departments have been advised by the state to only do contact tracing for COVID-19 cases in group settings where infections are more likely to spread rapidly.

Officials say that Massachusetts residents have a better idea of what to do if infected now than at the pandemics start, reducing the need for contact tracing.

With the recent approval for children to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) and local nurse leaders are partnering with the state to bring the Pfizer vaccine directly to schools.“Schools right now — it’s...

GREENFIELD — After a midlife career change that led her into the field of nursing, Public Health Nurse Meg Ryan found herself at a job she looks forward to each morning.Ryan — who started work as the second public health nurse for the Franklin...