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Jesse Costa / WBUR In March 2020, weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, the incident command center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston was scrambling to understand this deadly new disease that appeared to be killing more Black and Brown patients than whites. For Latinos, there was an additional warning sign: language. People who were infected and who didn’t speak much, or any, English had a 35% greater chance of death. Clinicians who couldn’t communicate clearly with patients in the h...

Jesse Costa, WBUR Interpreter Ana Maria Rios-Velez demonstrates the screening app at the front entrance of Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston. It has a multilingual function to better communicate with non-English speaking patients and staff. Apr 23, 2021 Martha Bebinger In March, just weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, the incident command center at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston was scrambling to understand this deadly new disease. It appeared to be killing more black and brown patien...

Massachusetts is almost halfway to governor’s vaccination goal. But a big challenge lies ahead. Starting Monday, anyone 16 or older can book their shot By Robert Weisman and Emma Platoff Globe Staff,Updated April 18, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Officials in Governor Charlie Bakers administration say that while a new surge of demand is likely Monday with the widened eligibility for vaccines, the states preregistration system and improved logistics at vaccine sites have left provider...

Mass. residents find other paths to secure COVID-19 vaccine appointments Kay Lazar © Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Kelly Hogan gave a vaccine to Mary Ogiste London at a clinic provided by Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center. It doesn’t have to be a dystopian ordeal, grappling with the state’s unwieldy website and trapped for hours in online waiting rooms in search of a life-saving COVID-19 vaccine. There are other paths to a shot. Popular Searches A number of hospital...

Gov. Charlie Baker said the state is working to improve its vaccine finder website by creating what he described as a “digital waiting room.”

Mass General Brigham, one of the largest health systems in the Boston area and renown for its medical innovation, decided to take action to narrow the health inequity gap in

BOSTON (AP) — More than 15,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Massachusetts.

The state previously distributed almost half of its vaccine to hospital networks.

A pharmacy technical worker at Boston Medical Center removes two trays of Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine, each containing 975 doses, from a box. They will be placed into a freezer kept at a temperature between -60° and -80°. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Most hospitals in Massachusetts have stopped scheduling first-dose vaccination appointments, and some are ramping down operations at community vaccination sites, after learning the Baker administration will not send them additional doses for the time being. �...

Updated 5 pm An email sent out by Patient Gateway stating that Mass General Brigham is suspending its vaccine program does not apply to patients at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. In an email Friday morning, hospital communications specialist Marissa Lefevbre wrote that while Vineyard patients may receive the message, there are no changes to the hospital’s […]