Updated on May 27, 2021 at 7:46 am
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Some young people in New England have shown symptoms of heart problems after receiving the COVID-19 vaccines, public health data obtained by NBC10 Boston shows.
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A CDC safety committee released an advisory last week to alert doctors about myocarditis among younger vaccine recipients after a “relatively few” cases of the unusual heart symptom surfaced. Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle that minimizes its ability to pump blood normally and can cause increased or abnormal heart rhythms.
Massachusetts announced Thursday that Dr. Monica Bharel, the state's Commissioner of the Department of Public Health for the past six years, is stepping down.
A case of the respiratory illness was confirmed at Boston Children’s Hospital, and doctors suspect over 100 cases there, but most have been treated and are.
GREENFIELD City officials announced Tuesday afternoon that the citywide mask advisory will be lifted, effective Saturday, in accordance with state guidelines. Wearing masks will no longer be required while in public in Greenfield, according to a.