Grocery chains push ahead with vaccination programs despite inconsistent supply
As grocery retailers ramp up COVID-19 vaccination programs, FMI-The Food Industry Association is doing its part to help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) resolve issues in vaccine distribution and administration.
FMI said yesterday it participated in an online public meeting hosted by the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The grocery trade group voiced support for federal guidelines in vaccine allocation but said food industry employees deemed as “essential workers” by the government are falling short as one of the priority populations to be immunized.
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Medford fell out of the high-risk category for the coronavirus. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)
MEDFORD, MA Medford fell out of the high-risk category in the latest Massachusetts Department of Health city and town coronavirus report Thursday.
The city s positive test rate over the last two weeks was just 2.96 percent, down from 5.02 percent last week, according to the state report. That put it in the moderate-risk, or yellow, category.
Medford was one of the dozens of cities and towns that were removed from the high-risk category Thursday, amid a multi-week decline in coronavirus rates across the state.
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Burlington had 179 coronavirus cases over the last two weeks. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)
BURLINGTON, MA Burlington s positive coronavirus test rate fell to just above the high-risk threshold in the latest Massachusetts Department of Health city and town coronavirus report Thursday.
The town s positive test rate over the last two weeks was just 5.08 percent, above the 5 percent threshold. While Burlington remains high risk, the latest positive test rate marks a drop of more than a percentage point from the 6.5 percent test rate reported last week.
Burlington reported 179 coronavirus cases over the last two weeks, down from 228 last week.
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