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Boston health officials renew mask recommendations as COVID cases rise in Massachusetts

Seamus Webster April 22, 2022
The Boston Public Health Commission renews mask recommendations as COVID cases rise in Massachusetts.
Two people sit at a counter in Life Alive Organic Cafe on Commonwealth Avenue. Mayor Michelle Wu announced Feb. 18 that proof of vaccination for indoor venues is no longer required. ALICE LEE/DFP STAFF

Mayor Wu lifts proof of vaccination policy

Jit Ping Lee February 24, 2022
Mayor Michelle Wu announced proof of vaccination is no longer required to enter indoor spaces in Boston on Feb. 18. 
Baker administration ease campus covid protocols

Baker administration calls for easing of COVID measures at colleges, students’ wellbeing at risk

Jit Ping Lee February 4, 2022
Two Cabinet secretaries from the Baker administration urged colleges and universities to ease strict campus-wide COVID-19 protocols on Jan. 28.
Jan. 31, 2022

Jan. 31, 2022

Ellen Maloney January 31, 2022

EPISODE DESCRIPTION We survived the blizzard! Today on East to West, we cover student complaints with Disability Access Services, student concerns over dining hall hygiene, the extension of the Boston...

Mayor Michelle Wu postpones employee vaccine mandate

Boston city employee vaccine mandate extended to Jan. 30

Talia Lissauer January 28, 2022
Mayor Michelle Wu announced a one-week-long postponement to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate until Jan. 30 for city employees to comply without being disciplined or placed on unpaid leave.
Massachusetts Nurses Association seeks state of emergency

Nurses Association calls for state of emergency as hospitals overcrowd with patients

Zoe Tseng January 26, 2022
The Massachusetts Nurses Association has called on Gov. Charlie Baker to declare a state of emergency as hospitals struggle to deal with the overwhelming number of COVID-19 patients.
A CVS pharmacy offering COVID-19 vaccines. The first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was detected in Massachusetts on Saturday. ANH NGUYEN/ DFP STAFF

First case of Omicron variant in Massachusetts detected

Dongfang Zhou December 6, 2021
The first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was detected in Massachusetts on Saturday.
A person receiving a vaccine. The Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccine was approved for children ages five to 11 in Massachusetts by Governor Charlie Baker’s administration Nov. 4 following updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. COURTESY OF CHRISTIAN EMMER

Massachusetts approves Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 shot

Annalise Freimarck November 12, 2021
Children 5-11 years old can now get the Pfizer COVID-19 pediatric vaccine in Massachusetts.
A person receiving a vaccine. Over 100 workers have terminated their employment with the Massachusetts government for not following Governor Charlie Baker’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate and other preventative protocols. COURTESY OF ED US VIA UNSPLASH

Government employees fired for non-compliance with COVID-19 protocols

Daily Free Press Staff November 10, 2021
Hundreds of government workers faced disciplinary action for not complying with COVID vaccine mandates or weekly testing.
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COVID-19 cases fluctuate as college students return to campus

Daily Free Press Staff September 23, 2021
COVID-19 cases fluctuate as college students across Boston return to campus this fall.
A mosquito. Boston is officially at high risk for receiving the West Nile Virus, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. COURTESY OF WILDTURKEY VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Two new cases of West Nile Virus reported in state following Boston being labeled “high risk”

Daily Free Press Staff September 17, 2021
Boston is raised to risk level "high" for the West Nile Virus, following the emergence of new cases.
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Boston-area colleges mandate vaccines for Fall semester

Madison Mercado April 29, 2021
Northeastern University, Boston College, UMass Amherst, Emerson College, and Boston University.
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