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Category: COVID-19

Posted inCOVID-19

Gov. Healey lifting COVID health emergency, vaccine mandate

by Chris Lisinski / State House News Service March 16, 2023March 16, 2023

The move on May 11 will end six public health emergency orders, one of which requires Bay Staters to wear masks in some health care and congregate care settings.

Posted inBusiness

Dartmouth Tonix facility ramping up to produce vaccines for COVID-19 and monkeypox

by Grace Ferguson July 12, 2022July 13, 2022

Tonix CEO Dr. Seth Lederman said he thinks his company’s live virus platform could offer the long-lasting, transmission-blocking protection against COVID-19 that the mRNA vaccines so far haven’t been able to.

Posted inCOVID-19

COVID is changing, and it can still be a killer

by Sawyer Smook-Pollitt July 11, 2022July 12, 2022

Omicron and its sub-variants spread faster and infect more people. And while omicron may present milder cases for the young and middle-aged, that’s not the case for elderly residents and those with chronic health conditions, experts say.

Collage of New Bedford people who died in COVID pandemic featured in memorial.
Posted inCOVID-19

Grandparents, co-workers, family and friends were lost to the pandemic

by The New Bedford Light July 11, 2022July 11, 2022

“He was very strong. He was very protective. He kind of marched to the beat of his own drum sometimes …” — Bethany Arguin, daughter of retired New Bedford firefighter Robert Russell Nobrega

Posted inCOVID-19

COVID-19 cases rising in New Bedford and across the state

by Chris Lisinski / State House News Service May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

“Public health data reveal that positive cases in Massachusetts communities and in our schools have been climbing over recent weeks, fueled by Omicron variant BA.2 and the subvariant BA.2 12.1.” — Mass. Medical Society President Dr. Carole Allen

Posted inCOVID-19

Cluster of cases at New Bedford health center points to speed of new COVID variant

by Anastasia E. Lennon April 27, 2022May 2, 2022

New daily COVID cases have been rising in the city after sharply declining from early January and remaining mostly steady through March. The state Department of Public Health reported a total of 127 new cases in New Bedford from April 20-25.

Posted inCOVID-19

Free bowling and Buttonwood Zoo admission at some New Bedford vaccine clinics

by The New Bedford Light March 15, 2022April 15, 2022

The city’s vaccination level is still below 60%, and daily case numbers have risen in April.

Posted inCOVID-19

New Bedford’s schedule for free COVID tests from April 17 to May 5

by The New Bedford Light March 15, 2022April 15, 2022

Project Beacon will be open for its normal hours on Easter Sunday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at New Bedford Regional Airport.

VIrus illustration.
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State health officials report ‘overcount’ of Mass. COVID deaths

by Chris Lisinski / State House News Service March 10, 2022March 10, 2022

The Baker administration will begin using a new public health surveillance definition next week, narrowing the time between a confirmed diagnosis and a death required for the fatality to be attributed to COVID-19.

Posted inCOVID-19

New Bedford ends its vaccination or testing mandate for city employees

by The New Bedford Light February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

City workers will no longer be required to submit proof of vaccination. And those who had chosen the option of producing weekly negative test results will no longer be required to do so.

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