The Baker-Polito Administration announced that a settlement has been reached between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit related to the COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in the spring of 2020. “The COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home was a terrible tragedy. While …
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Project Beacon’s appointment-based COVID-19 testing at New Bedford Regional Airport—part of the state’s Stop the Spread program—is offering testing on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, through May 15. Appointments for free COVID-19 tests can be made at beacontesting.com. Airport officials ask that people reach the site via the airport’s side entrance …
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Free, walk-up COVID-19 clinics in New Bedford offer first- and second-dose vaccines, CDC-approved booster shots, and pediatric vaccines and boosters for teens 12-17. Bringing your vaccination card when getting a booster is helpful, but not required. Clinics are provided by Seven Hills Behavioral Health, unless otherwise marked. NOTE: Local vaccine …
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City again partnering with community organizations to target vulnerable clients; Public libraries will also serve as distribution locations. City health and emergency management officials are coordinating with community organizations to distribute free, at-home COVID-19 test kits this week. In December 2021, the City successfully distributed nearly 38,000 kits (each containing …
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The Baker-Polito Administration today announced an additional $4.5 million in grants to organizations working in communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding is a component of the Massachusetts Vaccine Equity Initiative to increase awareness and access to the COVID-19 vaccine and mitigate the impacts of the pandemic. The …
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Project Beacon’s appointment-based COVID-19 testing at New Bedford Regional Airport—part of the state’s Stop the Spread program—is offering testing on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, through May 15. Appointments for free COVID-19 tests can be made at beacontesting.com. Airport officials ask that people reach the site via the airport’s side entrance …
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Free, walk-up COVID-19 clinics in New Bedford offer first- and second-dose vaccines, CDC-approved booster shots, and pediatric vaccines and boosters for teens 12-17. Bringing your vaccination card when getting a booster is helpful, but not required. Clinics are provided by Seven Hills Behavioral Health. Note: Monday, April 4 will be …
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Following updated recommendations from the federal government, the Baker-Polito Administration today announced that all residents aged 50 and older or individuals who are younger with certain medical conditions may now access a second COVID-19 booster. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday recommended that certain immunocompromised …
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A recent University of New Hampshire study on the direct and indirect effects of the global pandemic on U.S. seafood workers demonstrated that seafood workers – those in processing plants and on fishing vessels – are twice as likely to contract COVID-19 when compared to workers in any other food …
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On Saturday, March 26, 2022, several Dartmouth officials visited the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) PPE/Covid Distribution drive being run in Dartmouth for the region’s tribal members. Clyde Andrews and Katie Marden, both members of the Tribe, volunteered and distributed PPE, equipment, home test kits and other cleaning supplies. …
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