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Radio Boston rundown for May 6. Tiziana Dearing is our host.
A new survey by the Greater Boston Food Bank has found that Massachusetts saw a 55% increase in food insecurity from 2019 to 2020 and the pandemic is largely to blame. 1.6 million adults in Massachusetts are struggling to get enough to eat, with people of color and families with children disproportionately impacted. We talk to Catherine D Amato, CEO of GBFB, to discuss this new data and the gaps in access to food security.
To mask, or not to mask? It seems like the existential question since the CDC adjusted its outdoor mask guidance on a week ago Tuesday, and Gov. Baker followed suit last Friday. The Town of Brookline most recently publicly played the role of the Hamlet, deciding yesterday afternoon to lift its outdoor mask mandate after initially saying they d keep it in place and after nationwide attention to their community debate. But it s not just Brookline. As policies change, the science changes, and
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About 1 in 12 Americans haven t gotten their second scheduled dose of COVID-19 vaccine on time, and while that worries epidemiologists, the follow-through is far better than other adult two-dose vaccines.
According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 92% of people who got the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine made it back for their second shot.
Experts noted such completion numbers for the two-dose regime of the most widely used vaccines against the coronavirus are a cause for celebration. With the biggest mass vaccination program in history, 92% of people coming back for their second shot is a huge victory, said Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease specialist at the University of California, San Francisco.
Skipping second COVID vaccine shot: some have but 92% got both doses usatoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usatoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
CDC Unveils New Mask Guidance For Fully Vaccinated Americans newson6.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newson6.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.