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Massachusetts public health officials are now advising vaccinated people who have weakened immune systems, who are at an increased risk of severe COVID-19…

Connecticut Department of Public Health now recommends people who live in or visit Hartford, New Haven and New London counties wear masks in public...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday he is not considering reimposing travel restrictions on residents or visitors amid the latest rise in…

At least 65 of the state's largest colleges and universities will require their students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. A smaller number will require vaccinations for on-campus faculty and staff.

As California and New York City moved Monday toward mandating vaccinations to quell a surge in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Ned Lamont worked with high school coaches to coax athletes to voluntarily improve lagging vaccination rates among the young.

A spike in COVID-19 cases on Cape Cod prompted some communities there to call for mask advisories. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker says he's not…

COVID-19 case rates have been on the rise over the last few weeks in Massachusetts and elsewhere. City officials in Springfield met this week to consider…

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday his administration has no plans to reinstate a mask mandate for schools this fall, one day after a dozen…

Wildlife biologists have received reports of sick and dying songbirds in some mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states. There's no evidence the disease has…

The numbers remain low compared to earlier in the pandemic, but local public health officials are expressing concern about upticks in COVID-19 cases in…