Massachusetts COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted 29 May 2021 and its face-covering order will be replaced with a face-covering advisory consistent with CDC guidance. There will be no capacity limitations or social distancing measures, and all industries will open.
The Harvey Wheeler Community Center has also hosted smaller clinics for the 75-and-older population.
The towns that planned to take part in the regional collaboration were Acton, Bedford, Carlisle, Concord, Lincoln, Maynard, Sudbury, Wayland, and Westford.
The proposed location was the KMart/Stop & Shop site at 252 Main St.
Continue to mask up
News of the clinic came on the heels of Gov. Charlie Baker’s announcement to ease COVID restrictions, mirroring guidance from the CDC. As of May 29, Massachusetts intends to lift its COVID-19 restrictions, though masks will still be required in certain settings such as public transportation, in schools, and at health care facilities. All emergency orders will be rescinded June 15.
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The meeting was notable in that it reached beyond institutional walls. It included not only people from Harvard, but also from the University of Massachusetts, MIT, Boston University, Tufts and all the teaching hospitals. It included local biotechnology firms, including Moderna, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Via video hookup, we had collaborators from the heart of the epidemic in China.
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Effective 29 May 2021, most of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted and its face covering order will be rescinded and replaced with a face covering advisory consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) updated guidance. Importantly, this means that there will be no capacity limitations, social distancing measures will no longer be required, and all industries will be permitted to open. As discussed below, the only state-mandated restrictions that will remain in place after 29 May 2021 are those relating to masks in limited indoor settings and those relating to certain staffing and operations requirements for recreational camps. In addition, because of the progress made to reach the Commonwealth’s projected vaccination goal, the existing state of emergency will end on 15 June 2021. Governor Baker’s press release announcing the Commonwealth’s lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions an