Baker said cases spiked dramatically in the state in the wake of Thanksgiving, and a second surge could put the health care system in danger of being overwhelmed. We can have the kind of celebrations we want to have around Christmas and New Year s next year, he said. But we simply can t afford to have another spike, one of the largest in the United States, take place after the Christmas holiday while we re still dealing with the spike that came from Thanksgiving.
The governor said his staff is currently discussing the possibility of additional guidance or restrictions around holiday travel and he expects to have more to say on that subject later in the week.
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Show Transcript JULIE: MODERNA MAY BE BASED CAMBRIDGE, BUT ITS VACCINE BEGAN ROLLING OUT OF FACILITIES IN MISSISSIPPI JUST TWO DAYS AFTER IT WAS AUTHORIZED. FEDEX, WHICH IS HEADQUARTERED IN NEARBY MEMPHIS, PICKED UP TO CARGO. AND AS OF TODAY, THE CDC IS NOW ACCEPTING ITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE’S VOTE TO AUTHORIZE THIS PARTICULAR VACCINE FOR PEOPLE 18 AND OLDER, MEANING THERE ARE NOW TWO VACCINES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19. WE ARE VERY CONFIDENT THAT BY JUNE, ANYONE IN AMERICA WHO WANTS TO HAVE A VACCINE WILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A VACCINE. JULIE: HEALTHCARE WORKERS BEGAN RECEIVING THE VACCINE LAST WEEK, THE PFIZER VACCINE, BUT NOW SOME CLARIFICATION FOR WHO WILL BE NEXT. 1B WILL INCLUDE FRONTLINE WORKERS AND THOSE OVER 75, AND 1C, THOSE WITH HIGH RISK MEDICAL CON
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Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday that he s basically begging Massachusetts residents not to travel for Christmas while also hinting at the possibility of additional restrictions to come. Let me just be as clear as I can be, he said. We re basically begging everyone to stay within their immediate household over the course of this holiday season. We re not asking people to do this forever, we re asking them to do it for the next 10 or 12 days.
Baker said cases spiked dramatically in the state in the wake of Thanksgiving, and a second surge could put the health care system in danger of being overwhelmed.
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Glitches, supply cuts, and grumbling over priorities dog Massachusetts vaccine rollout
Stateâs largest hospital system working to fix software problem
By Robert Weisman and Kay Lazar Globe Staff,Updated December 21, 2020, 1:26 p.m.
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Mass General Brigham received its first shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday.Sarah Evans/Mass General Brigham
The stateâs COVID-19 vaccination rollout is less than a week old. Yet itâs already facing computer glitches, supply cuts, and complaints about people cutting in the vaccine line.
Mass General Brigham is racing to fix faulty software that crashed its vaccine enrollment website, leaving thousands of frustrated employees unable to sign up. At Boston Medical Center, some staffers treating coronavirus patients complain they werenât invited to get vaccines in the first batch at all.