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One year after the emergence of the novel coronavirus pandemic, local h...

Loop News Dr David Walcott, Founder of Novamed. One year after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, local healthcare innovation business, Novamed, is making significant strides with its Virtual Innovation Lab to explore innovative solutions and opportunities in healthcare. “The COVID-19 pandemic acted as a catalyst in spurring the need for an innovative space to tackle the current challenges in healthcare, and Novamed responded to that need with the establishment of the virtual innovation...

Pool testing to let Maine schools drop distancing requirements Schools that take part in the state pool testing program no longer have to maintain 3-feet of distancing Share Updated: 5:57 AM EDT May 20, 2021 WMTW Pool testing to let Maine schools drop distancing requirements Schools that take part in the state pool testing program no longer have to maintain 3-feet of distancing Share Updated: 5:57 AM EDT May 20, 2021 Maine schools are no longer required to ...

Through the voluntary program that Bakers office has described as a "first-in-the-nation pooled testing initiative," participating schools conduct the screenings of staff and students whose parents have given consent at least once a week. As of March 29, the schools had tested almost 159,000 individuals in 22,679 pools, with a pool positivity rate of 0.76 percent, according to the administration. That same day, the statewide seven-day average positive test rate was 2.57 percent. "Its a very low...

In January, when the Baker administration announced a new pooled COVID-19 testing initiative for K-12 schools, Education Secretary James Peyser said technological advances had enabled the state "to take our testing program to the next level." Three months later, with 185 of 400 school districts participating and the state now planning to pick up the tab through the end of this academic year, some of those involved are looking a level beyond, eyeing the Massachusetts program as a potential natio...

School Committee and 8th grade Peer Leadership Class on same path April 7, 2021 | Photo Credit: LCTV LONGMEADOW – Both the Longmeadow School Committee and the 8th grade Peer Leadership Class (PLC) offered presentations at the March 30 meeting, offering strategies for the future following the same core values. Middle School Peer Leadership Class Members of the 8th grade PLC at Williams Middle School under the guidance of seventh and eighth grade social studies ...

The Chelsea Public Schools (CPS) vaccination clinic has become the hot place to be for educators from across the region, as the district seeks to vaccinate its staff and others in preparation for re-starting school this month. Supt. Almi Abeyta and a huge collaboration between many folks came together for the third and largest vaccine clinic for educators on Friday, March 26, at the Burke Complex. Offering the one-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine, the district opened up the clinic to the Five D...

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PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield public schools have been accepted into a free COVID-19 testing initiative, as talks continue over what form of testing the county’s largest school system will follow, the interim superintendent said Monday. Entry into the state’s “pool” testing initiative was requested by the United Educators of Pittsfield during at-times contentious reopening talks with the district, while school leaders had said they planned to implement an alternative COVI...

More than 900 Massachusetts schools participating in COVID-19 pool testing Share Updated: 12:21 PM EST Feb 26, 2021 More than 900 Massachusetts schools participating in COVID-19 pool testing Share Updated: 12:21 PM EST Feb 26, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript NOW TO DHE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. DOZENS OF SCHOOLS ARE USING POOL TESTING AS ANOTHER TOOL TO PROTECT STUDENTS AND STAFF AND KEEP KIDS IN CLASS. GOVERNOR BAKER GETTING A FIRST HAND LOOK AT HOW IT WORKS. NE...