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‘It really changes things’: Staff at UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester hopeful after receiving first doses of COVID vaccine Updated Dec 17, 2020; Facebook Share Masks covered their faces but the emotions of the moment weren’t hidden. A socially-distanced line formed at UMass Memorial Health Care’s University Campus in Worcester as employees began receiving the coronavirus vaccine. Lindsay Bagdis, a physical therapist at the hospital, stood next to a co-worker she has known for years. “There was a sense of a relief,” Bagdis said. “The end is coming. The end is near. It wa...

Gov. Baker Urges Residents to Skip Holiday Gatherings, Citing Post-Thanksgiving COVID Spike Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker. Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday urged Massachusetts residents not to gather in groups during the upcoming holidays, saying such activities over Thanksgiving led to a significant spike in coronavirus cases. Baker said a surge of new coronavirus cases since Thanksgiving has put a "significant strain" on the health care system, and warned the situation could worsen after December's holidays, threatening to dampen optimism following the arrival this week of vaccine shipment...

'Significant step in COVID-19 marathon': Vaccine arrives at more Mass. hospitals © Sarah Evans/Mass General Brigham Technical research assistants unbox the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to arrive at Mass General Brigham on Dec. 15, 2020. More Massachusetts hospitals are receiving shipments of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday as health care workers across the state prepare to get the first doses. On Monday, four hospitals received a combined 5,850 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. On Tuesday, an additional 53,625 doses began to arrive at 17 more hospitals statewide.Sign up for our...

Health care providers to 'play offense': UMass Memorial to begin vaccinating its caregivers Thursday Cyrus Moulton, Telegram & Gazette © T&G Staff/Christine Peterson In center, Elizabeth Radigan, director of clinical pharmacy services, talks with others about the vaccination process that will begin on Dec. 22 at the Knowles Hall location of UMass Memorial Medical Center off Belmont Street. WORCESTER — UMass Memorial Medical Center is expecting to get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, and will start vaccinating caregivers Thursday morning. “As our CEO said, �...

WCVB WORCESTER — More Massachusetts hospitals received shipments of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday as health care workers across the state prepare to get the first doses. South Shore Hospital received its first shipment early Tuesday, and the first vaccinations are set to happen this week. "I think the word 'unprecedented' has been used a lot," said Kristopher Young, chief pharmacy officer for South Shore Health. "It’s one small step, but a very significant step for us in this marathon we’re calling COVID-19." UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester received 1,950 doses of the...