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Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health releases new town-by-town data for coronavirus cases every week. Here is the latest set of such data showing how the coronavirus has ravaged individual communities throughout the state.

The level of coronavirus detected in Mass. waste water just shot up
Officials say waste water data from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority can be an early warning signal.

5,068 confirmed cases and 63 deaths since last week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.
Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

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We're continuing to track vaccination efforts in Mass. and beyond to keep you informed on the latest news, numbers, and more.

Youth and Hispanic and Black people were more often infected without COVID shots, study says

Younger, less-educated, Hispanic, and Black people were most likely to have been infected with COVID-19 without having been vaccinated, according to a government study that highlights continuing disparities in immunization rates.

Bivalent COVID boosters give some protection in CDC study, but not much

Experts say it’s still unclear whether the updated shots are any better than earlier versions at preventing hospitalization and severe illness.

A new coronavirus variant has taken over, sparking concerns of a winter surge

So far, COVID cases don’t seem to be rising, but scientists aren’t sure if that will last. And several studies suggest that new booster shots don’t trigger strong immunity to the new variant.

RSV, COVID, and flu are keeping kids out of school — and parents out of work

A new round of viral infections — flu, RSV, COVID-19, and the common cold - is colliding with staffing shortages at schools and daycares to create unprecedented challenges for parents and teachers.

5,068 confirmed cases and 63 deaths since last week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Charts: Who has been vaccinated in Massachusetts, and how many doses has the state received?

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Repeat coronavirus infections can still be dangerous, study suggests

For people who have endured one bout of COVID-19, a question looms: How protected are they from bad outcomes if they’re infected again? Not as much as some might think, according to a study from the Department of Veterans Affairs of nearly 41,000 people who suffered reinfection.

See how many people have received a COVID-19 vaccine in your Mass. town

See who has been vaccinated in your community.

Masks cut COVID-19 spread in schools, study finds

A research paper details a so-called natural experiment that occurred when all but two school districts in the greater Boston area lifted mask requirements in the spring.

COVID hospitalizations are rising in kids under 6 months, CDC director Walensky says

COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising among babies under 6 months old, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging mothers to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of infection in those not yet eligible for shots, Director Rochelle Walensky said.

Pfizer dominates the COVID drug market. This Watertown biotech wants to change that.

Enanta Pharmaceuticals has started a clinical trial of a pill that it says could be safer than the pharma giant's Paxlovid.

COVID patients coming off ventilators can take weeks to regain consciousness

For years, Dr. Nicholas Schiff and Dr. Emery Brown have been developing theories about what happens in the brain during comas, sleep, and anesthesia. Now they turned their efforts to COVID. Their search for clues brought them unexpectedly to studies of turtles.

CDC data show sharp increase in COVID cases caused by BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 subvariants

The CDC estimates that immunity-evading BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 subvariants now account for 14 and 13.1 percent of the nation’s COVID-19 cases, respectively — more than a quarter.

Hate needles? Flu vaccines of the future could be skin patches delivered to your door.

Vaxess, a Cambridge startup with ties to Harvard, MIT, and Tufts, raised $27 million to test its technology in clinical trials after developing the idea for more than a decade.

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