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Massachusetts will begin its second phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution Monday, adding residents over age 65, some essential workers and individuals with underlying conditions to the priority list. COURTESY OF FERNANDO ZHIMINAICELA VIA PIXABAY

State begins Phase Two of vaccine rollout

Daily Free Press Staff February 1, 2021
Massachusetts residents aged 75 and older can begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine Monday. Individuals 65 and older are the second priority group, as well as those with two or more underlying health conditions.
The Museum of Fine Arts will reopen Wednesday after it was shut down for several weeks due to COVID-19 restrictions. KATHERINE FEUERMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Museum of Fine Arts to reopen Wednesday

Isabella Abraham February 1, 2021
Reservations opened for MFA members Thursday and to the general public the day after. Tickets are sold in advance online and are timed-entry.
East to West: Oct. 16, 2020

East to West: Oct. 16, 2020

Justin Tang October 16, 2020

On today’s edition of East to West, we cover the continued impact of COVID-19 on local businesses and restaurants, BU’s new community safety and engagement team, a local group of tenants demanding...

Moderna is in the third phase of its mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine, which is currently undergoing nationwide testing. COURTESY OF ANGELO ESSLINGER VIA PIXABAY

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine study progressing in final phase of testing

Emily Stevenson October 14, 2020
A Cambridge-based biotech company’s coronavirus vaccine study at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital is “running smoothly,” according to researchers working on the testing.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Cambridge’s decision to delay reopening is smart, but may hurt livelihoods

Editors October 7, 2020
Cambridge is aware of the risks of reopening, but its reluctance to reopen might unnecessarily harm businesses if they are not given the chance to recover financially.
For the month of July, Massachusetts had the country’s highest unemployment rate at 16.1 percent compared to the national rate of 10.1 percent. SHANNON DAMIANO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mass. unemployment remains high despite businesses reopening

Allison Pirog September 9, 2020
Massachusetts’s unemployment rate for July was 16.1 percent, compared to the national rate of 10.2 percent, according to state data.
What’s open now while Massachusetts stands in reopening limbo

What’s open now while Massachusetts stands in reopening limbo

Isabel Contreras August 31, 2020
Restaurants and retail stores have been reopening their doors throughout the summer after initial coronavirus shutdowns, but many Boston businesses are not quite like students remember them.
East to West (Season 4 Premiere): August 14, 2020

East to West (Season 4 Premiere): August 14, 2020

Justin Tang August 14, 2020

In this Season 4 Premiere of East to West, we cover BU’s official decision to begin offering posthumous degrees, a controversial memo sent to CAS faculty regarding the Fall 2020 semester, updates...

Baker indefinitely postpones part two of Phase 3 reopening

Baker indefinitely postpones part two of Phase 3 reopening

Vanessa Kjeldsen August 7, 2020
After an uptick in cases, a new COVID-19 Enforcement and Intervention Team will provide community support and enforcement of the Commonwealth’s health guidelines.
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