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.
MA COVID-19 Command Center Situation Reports
MA COVID-19 Command Center Situation Report Thursday June 17 MA COVID-19 Command Center Situation Report Thursday June 10 MA COVID-19 Command Center Situation Report Thursday June 3 MA COVID-19 Command Center Situation Report Thursday May 27 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.
Commission Aims to Create Roadmap for US Role in Global Health Security
A commission including global health and national security leaders, and members of Congress has released a set of recommendations it believes can serve as a blueprint for improved U.S. action on global health security. “We began the Commission’s work with…
Opinion: A liability problem could delay supply of emergency respirators
Imagine an Ebola epidemic is ravaging a community, or a dirty bomb goes off in a major city — but health workers can’t enter the affected area because they lack adequate respiratory protective devices (respirators) meant to protect them from…