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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
CLINICAL TRIALS, SPEED AND SPECIAL TECHNOLOGY: DEVELOPING THE COVID VACCINES

In this excerpt from WBUR's coronavirus newsletter, we dig into the details of how the vaccine clinical trials were conducted, and...
Vaccination, Boston, Health, News, Politics, Science, Technology
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
J&J VACCINE BEGINS ARRIVING IN MASSACHUSETTS

Joining WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about this was Dr. Tom Sequist, Mass General Brigham's chief patient experience and equity officer.
Vaccination, Boston, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
HUNDREDS FROM ACROSS R.I. SIGN UP FOR COVID-19 SHOTS MEANT FOR HARD-HIT NEIGHBORHOODS

More than 70% of the people vaccinated at a clinic intended for residents of a Providence neighborhood with many immigrants and essential...
Vaccination, Senior, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
BAKER: EDUCATORS, SCHOOL STAFF CAN SIGN UP FOR COVID-19 VACCINES STARTING MARCH 11

Baker said there will be specific days at state mass vaccination sites for educator appointments, and that he will release more information...
Vaccination, Education, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
WORCESTER MEDICAL DIRECTOR ISN'T CONVINCED NOW IS THE TIME TO EASE RESTRICTIONS

WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes was joined by Dr. Michael Hirsh, medical director for the city of Worcester, to discuss where...
Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
MASS. COVID VACCINATION TOTALS CATCH UP WITH INFECTIONS

There are 550,000 people fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday morning, compared to 550,302 total...
Vaccination, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS CAN SPEND DAY, EVEN WEEKS, WAITING FOR A BED IN PSYCHIATRIC WARDS

According to the state's Executive Office of Health and Human Services, boarding for psychiatric beds among children and adults has...
Boston, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
EMOTIONS RAN HIGH DURING A STATE HEARING ON MASS.' VACCINE ROLLOUT. HERE ARE 3 TAKEAWAYS

The recurring theme in each of these discussions were the technical problems people experienced trying to sign up for vaccine appointments....
Vaccination, Health, Politics
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
BAKER TESTIFIES ABOUT VACCINE ROLLOUT SNAGS ON BEACON HILL

WBUR health reporter Angus Chen joined Morning Edition to unpack the hearing's highlights.
Vaccination, Health, News, Politics
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST DISCUSSES BAKER'S PLANS TO FURTHER REOPEN MASS

Dr. David Hamer, a professor at Boston University's School of Medicine specializing in infectious disease, joined WBUR's Morning Edition...
Plan, Boston, Business, Economy, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
BOSTON TO ROLL OUT MOBILE VACCINE CLINICS

Boston Health and Human Services Chief Marty Martinez said the clinics aim to first target city-run homes for seniors and people with...
Vaccination, Senior, Disability, Boston, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
CAPE COD GETTING VACCINATION SITE FOR OLDER RESIDENTS

The clinic at Cape Cod Community College in Barnstable is expected to dispense 4,000 doses next week, Michael Lauf, president and CEO...
Vaccination, Boston, Health, News
Read More ...
By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE 'TINY NONPROFIT' BEHIND THE STATE'S BELEAGUERED VACCINE SITE

A tiny nonprofit transformed its software to manage COVID vaccine appointments in 27 states. The program, PrepMod, is now under a microscope.
Vaccination, Health, Technology
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
SOME HOSPITALS RESUMING NEW COVID-19 VACCINATIONS AS SUPPLY INCREASES

Gov. Charlie Baker had shifted deliveries of vaccines to mass vaccination sites, pharmacies and community health centers saying he...
Vaccination, Hospital, Boston, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE MASS. VACCINE WEBSITE - AND WHAT'S BEING DONE ABOUT IT

The system for signing up for the coronavirus vaccine in Massachusetts has had its share of problems and left countless people looking...
Vaccination, Boston, Health, News
Read More ...
By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
CHELSEA, MASS. AND CENTRAL FALLS, R.I.: 2 HARD-HIT CITIES, 2 DIVERGING FATES IN VACCINE ROLLOUT

Rhode Island has opened up vaccinations to all Central Fall residents 18 or older. City officials say they're on pace to inoculate...
Vaccination, Boston, Health, News
Read More ...
By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
HUMAN TESTING BEGINS ON SPRINGTIME LYME DISEASE SHOT DEVELOPED IN MASS

The shot is first being tested in Nebraska rather than Massachusetts to be sure the antibodies in subjects come from the injection...
Injection, Injections, Health, Science
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
VACCINATION SCHEDULING VENDOR BILLED STATE FOR ALMOST $500,000

The Maryland-based software company whose technology played a role in the state's COVID-19 vaccine scheduling system fiasco last week...
Vaccination, Business, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
EVEN AS U.S. SURPASSES A HALF MILLION DEATHS, COVID CASES ARE ON THE DECLINE

Bill Hanage, an associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to...
Health, News
Read More ...
By CommonHealth Wbur - Mar 5, 2021
2 MORE MEGA VACCINATION SITES OPENING IN MASSACHUSETTS

The state already has mass vaccination sites at Gillette Stadium, Fenway Park, the DoubleTree Hotel in Danvers, and the Eastfield Mall...
Vaccination, Boston, Health, News
Read More ...

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CLINICAL TRIALS, SPEED AND SPECIAL TECHNOLOGY: DEVELOPING THE COVID VACCINES

In this excerpt from WBUR's coronavirus newsletter, we dig into the details of how the vaccine clinical trials were conducted, and...

J&J VACCINE BEGINS ARRIVING IN MASSACHUSETTS

Joining WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about this was Dr. Tom Sequist, Mass General Brigham's chief patient experience and equity officer.

HUNDREDS FROM ACROSS R.I. SIGN UP FOR COVID-19 SHOTS MEANT FOR HARD-HIT NEIGHBORHOODS

More than 70% of the people vaccinated at a clinic intended for residents of a Providence neighborhood with many immigrants and essential...

BAKER: EDUCATORS, SCHOOL STAFF CAN SIGN UP FOR COVID-19 VACCINES STARTING MARCH 11

Baker said there will be specific days at state mass vaccination sites for educator appointments, and that he will release more information...

WORCESTER MEDICAL DIRECTOR ISN'T CONVINCED NOW IS THE TIME TO EASE RESTRICTIONS

WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes was joined by Dr. Michael Hirsh, medical director for the city of Worcester, to discuss where...

MASS. COVID VACCINATION TOTALS CATCH UP WITH INFECTIONS

There are 550,000 people fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday morning, compared to 550,302 total...

MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS CAN SPEND DAY, EVEN WEEKS, WAITING FOR A BED IN PSYCHIATRIC WARDS

According to the state's Executive Office of Health and Human Services, boarding for psychiatric beds among children and adults has...

EMOTIONS RAN HIGH DURING A STATE HEARING ON MASS.' VACCINE ROLLOUT. HERE ARE 3 TAKEAWAYS

The recurring theme in each of these discussions were the technical problems people experienced trying to sign up for vaccine appointments....

BAKER TESTIFIES ABOUT VACCINE ROLLOUT SNAGS ON BEACON HILL

WBUR health reporter Angus Chen joined Morning Edition to unpack the hearing's highlights.

AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST DISCUSSES BAKER'S PLANS TO FURTHER REOPEN MASS

Dr. David Hamer, a professor at Boston University's School of Medicine specializing in infectious disease, joined WBUR's Morning Edition...

BOSTON TO ROLL OUT MOBILE VACCINE CLINICS

Boston Health and Human Services Chief Marty Martinez said the clinics aim to first target city-run homes for seniors and people with...

CAPE COD GETTING VACCINATION SITE FOR OLDER RESIDENTS

The clinic at Cape Cod Community College in Barnstable is expected to dispense 4,000 doses next week, Michael Lauf, president and CEO...

WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE 'TINY NONPROFIT' BEHIND THE STATE'S BELEAGUERED VACCINE SITE

A tiny nonprofit transformed its software to manage COVID vaccine appointments in 27 states. The program, PrepMod, is now under a microscope.

SOME HOSPITALS RESUMING NEW COVID-19 VACCINATIONS AS SUPPLY INCREASES

Gov. Charlie Baker had shifted deliveries of vaccines to mass vaccination sites, pharmacies and community health centers saying he...

WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE MASS. VACCINE WEBSITE - AND WHAT'S BEING DONE ABOUT IT

The system for signing up for the coronavirus vaccine in Massachusetts has had its share of problems and left countless people looking...

CHELSEA, MASS. AND CENTRAL FALLS, R.I.: 2 HARD-HIT CITIES, 2 DIVERGING FATES IN VACCINE ROLLOUT

Rhode Island has opened up vaccinations to all Central Fall residents 18 or older. City officials say they're on pace to inoculate...

HUMAN TESTING BEGINS ON SPRINGTIME LYME DISEASE SHOT DEVELOPED IN MASS

The shot is first being tested in Nebraska rather than Massachusetts to be sure the antibodies in subjects come from the injection...

VACCINATION SCHEDULING VENDOR BILLED STATE FOR ALMOST $500,000

The Maryland-based software company whose technology played a role in the state's COVID-19 vaccine scheduling system fiasco last week...

EVEN AS U.S. SURPASSES A HALF MILLION DEATHS, COVID CASES ARE ON THE DECLINE

Bill Hanage, an associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to...

2 MORE MEGA VACCINATION SITES OPENING IN MASSACHUSETTS

The state already has mass vaccination sites at Gillette Stadium, Fenway Park, the DoubleTree Hotel in Danvers, and the Eastfield Mall...

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Public servants who failed Mason Jet Lee should ‘have had employment terminated'

Queensland's public sector watchdog has found punishment given to child safety officers who failed to protect Caboolture toddler Mason Jet Lee was “manifestly inadequate”.

NRL will have FTA broadcast future settled this year: V'landys

The Australian Rugby League Commission chairman is making no apologises for keeping last year's TV rights discounts shrouded in secrecy as the free-to-air negotiation looms.

Cronk's stinging critique proves he's not one of them

There are only two types of footballers turned commentators: those who don't get it, and those who do. Cronk gets it.

With little surprise or bite, Coming 2 America is a lacklustre sequel

This belated follow-up to Eddie Murphy's 1988 romantic comedy fails to solve the problem of what comes after the happy ending.

China subjects some travelers to anal swabs, angering foreign governments

Some experts have questioned the need for the tests, saying that nasal and throat swabs are still the most effective because the coronavirus is contracted through the...

North send Tigers south after first-half blitz

North's midfielders ran rampant at Punt Road Oval on Friday night as the Roos powered to a comfortable 35-point victory over Richmond.

House price ‘blast-off' rings affordability alarm bells

Australia's big city house price bonanza looks like it's back with a bang, but not everyone is celebrating.

Meet the Australian who shot the Golden Globe-winning Minari

Cinematographer Lachlan Milne was desperate to work on a film like Lee Isaac Chung's acclaimed drama.

‘The jersey is Boyd's': Crichton just wants to do No.11 role justice

Trent Robinson will have a decent selection dilemma if Angus Crichton makes the most of Boyd Cordner's left-edge back-row spot. Or will he?