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A ‘center of gravity’ throughout the pandemic: Meet the woman behind the state’s COVID-19 response Marylou Sudders is one of the most powerful leaders in Massachusetts, yet hardly a household name. By Kay Lazar Globe Staff,Updated April 10, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Health and Humans Services Secretary Marylou Sudders in her Boston office. Secretary Sudders directs the COVID-19 Response Command Center.Erin Clark/Globe Staff Marylou Sudders was in her downtown Boston office by 6 a.m., as usual, getting ready for a critical day in the ambitious state COVID-19 vaccinatio...

State’s new COVID-19 eligibility rules open the flood gates for people to seek vaccinations People who are even a few pounds overweight or former smokers now eligible By Kay Lazar Globe Staff,Updated April 5, 2021, 1 hour ago Email to a Friend Dr. Ali S. Raja, executive vice chair of emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, says any prior history of smoking — even just a few packs — carries a higher risk for complications from COVID-19Daniel Acker/Bloomberg New state eligibility rules for COVID-19 vaccinations effectively flung the doors wide open to the vast major...

Five Questions With: Christopher D. Palmieri April 4, 2021 10:30 pm Christopher D. Palmieri, CEO and president of Boston-based Commonwealth Care Alliance, discusses the nonprofit’s plans to expand to Rhode Island this year. Commonwealth Care... April 4, 2021 10:20 pm PROVIDENCE – In an effort to help older people age safely in their own homes, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has... April 4, 2021 10:10 pm PROVIDENCE – For the third year in a row, some Rhode Islanders will be asked at random to participate in the RI Life Index... April 4, 2021 10:00 pm PROVIDENCE – Care New En...

All Mass. residents age 16+ eligible for COVID-19 vaccines by April 19 Share Updated: 6:57 PM EDT Mar 17, 2021 All Mass. residents age 16+ eligible for COVID-19 vaccines by April 19 Share Updated: 6:57 PM EDT Mar 17, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript SHARMAN SACCHETTI LIVE IN BROCKTON. SHARMAN: A TURN FOR SO MANY AFTER THIS YEAR-LONG PANDEMIC. THE GOVERNOR SAYS SOON ANYONE WHO WANTS THE VACCINE WILL BE ABLE TO GET IT. A MAJOR MOVE TO OPEN UP THE VACCINE TO EVERYONE IN THE NEXT MONTH. THE GOVERNOR SAYS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOSES ARE ON THE WAY. GOV. BAKER: T...

More doses of COVID-19 vaccines are being shipped to Massachusetts this week than previously expected.