COVID-19 Vaccines
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MA COVID Command Center affirms Quarantine Expectations for First Reponders
Last week, the MA Office of Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders issued a letter to confirm that, consistent with Massachusetts COVID-19 Command Center guidance, EMS providers and first responders are not required to quarantine following an exposure to…
Article: What you need to know about the Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines
Both appear to be more than 90 percent effective in clinical trials and could begin to be available before the end of the year.
Article: The End of the Pandemic Is Now in Sight
A year of scientific uncertainty is over. Two vaccines look like they will work, and more should follow.
Video Now Available from “Working with Translators and Interpreters in Public Health and Healthcare Settings”
In this workshop, staff from the UMass Amherst Translation Center provided an overview of considerations regarding interpreting and translation needs, tools, and best practices within a public health or healthcare setting. Specific topics covered included: Should bilingual employees in your…
MA COVID-19 Command Center Situation Reports
MA COVID-19 Command Center Situation Report Thursday January 21 MA COVID-19 Command Center Situation Report Thursday January 14 MA COVID-19 Command Center Situation Report Thursday January 7 MA COVID-19 Command Center Situation Report Thursday December 30 MA COVID-19 Command Center…
COVID-19 Pandemic
The W MA HMCC provides support within a multi-agency response by supporting the MA State Department of Public Health, healthcare providers and local health jurisdictions. Standing links to state and federal partners that issue clinical or public information guidance and…
Governor Baker Declares State of Emergency to Support Commonwealth’s Response to Coronavirus
Today Governor Charlie Baker declared a State of Emergency in Massachusetts to support the Commonwealth’s response to the outbreak of Coronavirus. The Baker-Polito Administration also announced new guidance for Executive Branch employees in order to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.…
First Presumptive Positive Case of COVID-19 Identified by Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory
CDC to conduct additional testing to confirm state’s possible second case.