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We want to get as many people vaccinated as we possibly can. >> so were close, and the cdc says at least 12 states have reached the presidents vaccination goal. and vaccination disparities across the country do remain a major issue. with us again tonight, an infectious disease physician, medical director of the special pathogens unit. doctor, do incentives work at this stage of the game, where were trying to get north of 17 million, call them stragglers, over the line to join the herd? >> they w...

Nahid bhadelia, an infectious disease physician, medical director of the special pathogens unit of the boston university school of medicine. doctor, in your view, thank you very much for joining us again, by the way. do incentives work. and do they work at this stage of the game where were trying to get seven, north of 17 million stragglers over the line to join the herd? >> i think they work for a segment of the population. but i what i liked about the ground game that was presented by presiden...

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Mass., Boston to maintain mask requirements for now in wake of new CDC guidance By Emma Platoff, Jeremy C. Fox and Christine Mui Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent,Updated May 13, 2021, 8:20 p.m. Email to a Friend With adolescents now cleared to get a COVID-19 vaccine, Leo Albuquerque, 14, of Westford got some support from his mother, Carolina, as he was given the shot Thursday in Lowell.Jim Davis/Globe Staff The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that those fully v...

Gov. Charlie Bakers new reopening timeline looks out as far as August and is a glimmer at the end of the tunnel for just about every kind of business in the commonwealth. Starting on Friday, you’ll no longer be required to wear a mask outdoors. On May 10, amusement parks and water parks are set to reopen at 50% capacity and indoor gatherings with a maximum of 200 people will be allowed by May 29. If all goes according to plan, all Massachusetts businesses should be allowed to reopen without c...

The many COVID-19 variants that have been spreading around the globe and here in Massachusetts could have ramifications for the states economic reopening and vaccination efforts, but first the Bay State needs to get a better snapshot of how prevalent these mutants are, experts told lawmakers Tuesday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified five unique mutations of the COVID-19 virus as "variants of concern," meaning theres evidence that these circulating strains could...

Vaccine Rollout in Massachusetts Continues Its Rocky Pace Taking Shots Rob Whitten, executive director of the Leavitt Family Jewish Home, gets vaccinated in January. For the public, the process has been thornier. February was the month all seniors in Massachusetts would finally be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Instead, it was a month of frustration. “It’s simply inexcusable, in a state with the healthcare infrastructure and high-tech reputation we have, that the vaccine rollout was all...

The 45-year-old man’s case has drawn attention from researchers about the potential role similar scenarios could have played in the emergence of new coronavirus variants.

2021-02-03 15:05:40 GMT2021-02-03 23:05:40(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Video Player Close WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- An infectious disease physician has said she fears another surge of COVID-19 infections in the United States as new variants of the coronavirus are discovered across the country. "If I encounter a person who has one of these variants, Im much more likely to catch the infection from them, and then also, in turn, Im much more likely to transmit it, which means we might ...

Dr. Nahid Bhadelia explains why she anticipates another surge of Covid infections as the new variants of the virus appear across the U.S.