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We Already Know How to Protect Ourselves From Variants, Says Cape Cod Doctor With the rise of the new COVID-19 variants, doctors say that safety protocols like wearing masks, social distancing, and washing hands are even more important — even for the vaccinated. Lyubov Ivanova / Getty Images Share In It Together April 5, 2021 Massachusetts has the highest number of cases of a COVID-19 variant originating from Brazil than any other state in the country. And the majority of those cases are in Barnstable County. Dr. Kevin Mulroy is the senior vice president and chief quality officer at Cape C...

How Does A State Prepare To Vaccinate Its Entire Population? It's Not Easy A man speaks with a nurse before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at Gillette Stadium on January 15, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. First responders and healthcare workers will be first to recieve the vaccinations at the stadium, starting with around 300 people per day, but advancing to thousands per day soon after. Scott Eisen/Getty Images Challenges Ahead For Mass Vaccination Massachusetts is sorting through the challenges of mass vaccination as it prepares to roll out a program to millions of people in Massachuset...

A Massachusetts-based ambulance company is hiring medical professionals to help administer the COVID-19 vaccine at sites across the state.Cataldo Ambulance Service, located in Malden, received 450 applications in a four-day period from nurses, doctors, pharmacists, paramedics and emergency medical technicians who want to help put an end to the coronavirus pandemic."It was a surprise to us when we put out the call to come help vaccinate," said Dan Hoffenberg, Cataldo's vice president. "Our message was: 'Let's stick it to COVID!' Basically, this is our chance to fight back. We've been miss...

Local ambulance company recruiting to help administer COVID-19 vaccine © Provided by WCVB Boston Cataldo Ambulance Service A Massachusetts-based ambulance company is hiring medical professionals to help administer the COVID-19 vaccine at sites across the state. Cataldo Ambulance Service, located in Malden, received 450 applications in a four-day period from nurses, doctors, pharmacists, paramedics and emergency medical technicians who want to help put an end to the coronavirus pandemic.Sign up for our Newsletters "It was a surprise to us when we put out the call to come help vaccinate," sa...