A team of researchers at UMass Medical School are working with colleagues to closely monitor the potential spread of new coronavirus strains in the Worcester area.
Researchers at the Worcester school are working with a statewide network in partnership with the Broad Institute, a collaboration between Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UMass Medical School said Wednesday.
In mid-January, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health identified the first Worcester County patient to be found with a new strain originating in England. The patient, whose name and hometown weren t released, was tested at UMass Memorial Medical Center. In all, five cases of the English strain have been documented in Massachusetts, according to the CDC.
Holyoke Board of Health seeks wider COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
HOLYOKE The Board of Health is continuing to explore ways to set up a COVID-19 vaccination site, though logistics, trained staff, and access to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines remain obstacles.
Board of Health Director Sean Gonsalves said at a meeting on Monday the Lincoln and Northampton Streets Stop and Shops plan to open a public vaccination site. He added an announcement from the supermarket chain is pending.
A vaccination center opened at Baystate Health on Whitney Avenue. The Holyoke Health Center is running into a supply problem in accessing the vaccines, according to Gonsalves.