Harvard is gearing up to expand coronavirus testing and potentially obtain Covid-19 vaccine doses for its affiliates ahead of the spring semester, Harvard University Health Services Director Giang T. Nguyen said in an interview Monday.
Nguyen said health measures implemented during the fall semester were âvery successfulâ in containing the spread of the virus on campus because Harvard affiliates adhered to safety guidelines and participated in frequent testing.
âOur community was very responsive to understanding that the risk was there,â he said. âBy testing frequently, we were able to identify folks who were infected and then advise them to take themselves out of circulation.â
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Massachusetts reported 3,720 new confirmed coronavirus cases Tuesday and an additional 55 deaths.
There have now been 11,190 confirmed deaths and 286,866 cases, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Another 253 deaths are considered probably linked to COVID-19.
The percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive, on average, has ticked up to 5.9%, according to the report.
The number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 has increased to 1,834. Of that number, 371 were listed as being in intensive care units and 200 are intubated, according to DPH.
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BURLINGTON MA, MA Officials at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center expect to receive their first shipment of the coronavirus vaccine Tuesday and Wednesday as front-line workers across the country become among the first Americans to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
A Beth Israel Lahey Health official said Monday that the hospital will receive the vaccine within a day or two. The delivery comes after a New York nurse became the first U.S. front-line worker to receive the vaccine Monday. A multi-disciplinary BILH Vaccine Command Team has developed a highly coordinated, systematic plan and a consistent set of criteria for administrating the vaccine to our staff and ultimately, our patients over the next several months, Chief Medical Officer Richard Nesto said.
As Vaccine Arrives in Mass., Health Officials Confirm 3,572 More COVID Cases, 37 New Deaths
Massachusetts reported 3,572 new confirmed coronavirus cases Monday and an additional 37 deaths.
There have now been 11,135 confirmed deaths and 283,146 cases, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Another 253 deaths are considered probably linked to COVID-19.
The percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive, on average, has increased to 5.7%, according to the report.
The number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 has increased to 1,788. Of that number, 354 were listed as being in intensive care units and 186 are intubated, according to DPH.
The average number of coronavirus patients in Massachusetts hospitals has more than doubled in the last month, rising from 665 on Nov. 14 to 1,644 on Sunday.
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