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People in Massachusetts are becoming less worried about being infected by the coronavirus, according to a new poll.
However, the survey by the Western New England University Polling Institute found there is caution even among the vaccinated when it comes to activities like dining in a restaurant or going to the movies.
The poll results released this week also touched on vaccine hesitancy, the reopening of schools, and Gov. Charlie Baker’s handling of the pandemic.
WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Tim Vercellotti, political science professor and director of the Western New England University Polling Institute.
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A study projects a sharp increase in the number of people going hungry in western Massachusetts this year as a result of the economic hardships brought about by the pandemic.
In its latest projections, Feeding America, the non-profit network of food banks, estimates that 11 percent of the people who live in the four western Massachusetts counties roughly 100,000 people will struggle with food insecurity this year.
The report said the number of children in western Massachusetts who are food insecure will increase by 30 percent from pre-pandemic levels to roughly 15 percent of the region’s child population.
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In an effort to boost coronavirus vaccination rates in Springfield, Massachusetts, Mayor Domenic Sarno appointed a committee of medical experts and community leaders.
The group, dubbed the “Vax Force,” has developed strategies to promote vaccination as safe and effective and to debunk myths and rumors and counter misinformation.
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