Apr 9, 2021 | State of Massachusetts
FEMA to Begin Accepting Applications for COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Starting 4/12 Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related...
Apr 9, 2021 | State of Massachusetts
The Administration has announced the expansion of pre-registration to include some regional collaboratives and improved features to allow for vaccination location selection during appointment booking. Later this week, the Commonwealth’s preregistration system will...
Apr 9, 2021 | State of Massachusetts
In accordance with CDC guidelines, the Commonwealth has adopted recent additions to the list of conditions that cause individuals to be at an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Individuals with one of the following conditions are eligible for vaccination...
Mar 18, 2021 | State of Massachusetts
Thanks to continued reductions in #COVID19MA transmission + hospitalizations and vaccine progress, we can continue the safe and responsible reopening of our economy, effective Monday. Also Monday, we will implement an adjusted Travel Advisory. MORE:...
Feb 25, 2021 | State of Massachusetts, Vaccine
Massachusetts wil advance to Step 2 of Phase III of the state’s reopening plan on Monday, March 1, and also announced its plan to transition to Step 1 of Phase IV on Monday, March 22. With public health metrics continuing to trend in a positive direction, including...
Feb 11, 2021 | Older Adults, State of Massachusetts, Vaccine
The Administration continues to build the Commonwealth’s vaccination infrastructure, and will add 30 new retail pharmacy sites and 2 additional mass vaccination sites. There are currently more than 130 vaccination sites in Massachusetts. Tomorrow morning (Thursday,...
Feb 11, 2021 | Older Adults, State of Massachusetts, Vaccine
The Baker-Polito Administration announced two new mass vaccination sites will open in Natick and Dartmouth. On Thursday, 74,000 appointments will be posted online for mass vaccination sites and pharmacies at locations statewide. Approximately 30,000 additional...
Feb 11, 2021 | Older Adults, State of Massachusetts, Vaccine
On February 1, 2021, vaccination administration began for residents 75+. These residents have been getting shots for the last 10 days and during that time we have learned that some people might be hesitant to go to a mass vaccination location without a relative or a...
Feb 5, 2021 | Healthcare, Older Adults, State of Massachusetts
HOW TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT: Individuals ages 75 and over are eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Massachusetts. Appointments, while significantly limited at this time, can be scheduled online by visiting www.mass.gov/COVIDVaccineMap. Residents enter their zip code...
Feb 5, 2021 | Businesses & Employers, State of Massachusetts
Effective Monday, February 8th at 5:00 AM, those businesses and other sectors in Massachusetts currently limited to 25% capacity following an across the board capacity reduction on December 26, 2020 will be permitted to increase to a 40% capacity limit. Businesses and...
Jan 22, 2021 | Public Safety, State of Massachusetts, Vaccine
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are warning the public about several emerging fraud schemes related to COVID-19 vaccines....
Jan 22, 2021 | Board Of Health Updates, State of Massachusetts, Vaccine
All residents must demonstrate their eligibility to receive the vaccine. Eligibility can be established by self- attestation. Most pharmacies such as CVS Health, require individuals to attest to their eligibility as part of the online appointment scheduling process....
Jan 22, 2021 | State of Massachusetts, Vaccine
The Baker-Polito Administration has announced on 1-22-2021 that all residents in Phase One of the state vaccine distribution plan are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, effective immediately. Vaccinating the populations in Phase One now will preserve the...
Dec 23, 2020 | Businesses & Employers, State of Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has made an additional $17.5 million in grants available to support small businesses, microenterprises, and their employees, families and communities. Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) will be administering these funds...
Dec 23, 2020 | State of Massachusetts
The Baker-Polito Administration announced further restrictions to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, including new capacity and gathering limits. These measures will go into effect on Saturday, December 26 and will remain in effect until noon on...
Dec 22, 2020 | State of Massachusetts
The temporary Executive Order will outline the following measures that will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, December 26th and will continue until Sunday, January 10th, with a possibility of an extension of another week based upon available data. This pause will...
Dec 15, 2020 | State of Massachusetts
The Baker-Polito Administration announced updates on the Commonwealth’s distribution efforts of the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as well as new guidance from the Department of Public Health (DPH) to help residents celebrate the holiday safely. On Monday, the...
Dec 9, 2020 | Board Of Health Updates, Businesses & Employers, State of Massachusetts
Governor Baker Announces New Restrictions Statewide for Capacity, Mask Compliance and Distancing Due to Increased Cases, Hospitalizations the Baker-Polito Administration announced that effective Sunday, December 13th, all communities in Massachusetts will return to...
Nov 20, 2020 | State of Massachusetts
The Department of Public Health updated its guidance and information for individuals in quarantine due to COVID-19. The guidance provides new information on the 14-day quarantine requirement, and the conditions that must be met to ‘test-out’ after at least ten days in...
Nov 6, 2020 | State of Massachusetts
Stay at Home Advisory COVID-19 Order No. 53 Order Requiring Early Closing for Certain Businesses and Activities, Limiting Hours for Alcohol and Adult Use Cannabis Sales, and Modifying Chapter 138 License Renewal Requirements [download] COVID-19 Order No. 54 Revised...
Nov 2, 2020 | Businesses & Employers, State of Massachusetts
Early Business Closures, Revised Gatherings, Mask Orders Announced to Disrupt Growth of COVID-19 Cases the Baker-Polito Administration announced a series of targeted measures to disrupt the increasing trend of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Governor Charlie...
Sep 18, 2020 | Healthcare, State of Massachusetts
Influenza (flu) is a disease of the body’s respiratory system, which includes the nose, throat, and lungs. Flu is caused by a virus and it can be very serious. Every year in the U.S. seasonal flu causes thousands of hospital admissions and deaths. Getting an annual...
Aug 7, 2020 | Businesses & Employers, State of Massachusetts
DPH has posted a COVID Safe Practices Concern Form for individuals who wish to report concerns about non- compliance with the Commonwealth’s travel advisory quarantine, face covering, gathering, or other public health rules. DPH or a local board of health may follow...
Aug 5, 2020 | Board Of Health Updates, State of Massachusetts
Effective 8/7, Rhode Island has been removed from the Department of Public Health’s lower risk state list for MA’s new travel order due to increases in both RI’s positive test rate and cases per 100,000. All travelers arriving in MA from RI must fill out a form,...
Jul 30, 2020 | Board Of Health Updates, Healthcare, State of Massachusetts
All travelers entering Massachusetts—both out of state residents and Massachusetts residents returning home—must comply with a new travel order. This includes students returning to campuses for the fall semester. The new travel order requires all visitors and...
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