Coronavirus
The first patient enrolled in Pfizer's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore received an injection this past May.
Study: Smiling can make vaccine injections hurt less
Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Christmas could lead to more coronavirus spread than Thanksgiving, Fauci says
In this 2005 file photo, Steven Cobb pauses as he writes his composition, with the aid of colored highlighters, in Valerie Fernandez's 10th grade English Composition class in Waltham.
State delays MCAS exams as coronavirus case counts spike across Mass.
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Carla de Pina, 6, receives a COVID-19 test with the help of her father, Virgilio, Tuesday in Chelsea.
These 97 Mass. communities are at the highest risk for COVID-19 infection
FILE -- Testing for the coronavirus, at a drive-thru site outside Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Liberty, Mo., on Aug. 17, 2020. Six months into the pandemic and with no coherent national testing strategy, the Trump administration is encouraging private development of an array of faster and cheaper techniques. (Christopher Smith/The New York Times)
Here’s the latest individual Mass. city and town coronavirus data
Charts: Tracking the number of coronavirus cases in every Massachusetts county
A medical worker wearing protective equipment uses a swab to do a PCR test for Covid-19 on a woman wearing a face mask in front of the city hall of Paris on August 31, 2020. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)
Who is dying from the coronavirus in Massachusetts?
Design: Kelsey Janak/Boston.com, Data: Mass. DPH
Maps: Here's where coronavirus cases are reported in Massachusetts
Lisa Porter sorts through a box of cookware. Volunteers at Welcome Home, Inc. receive and sort donations at Trinity Church in Newton Center, and then provide the household items to those in need.
How to find help and access resources if you're impacted by the coronavirus
Dorchester, MA--12/7/20-- People wait in line outside of DotHouse Health to get a ticket that will give them a time to return for a COVID test. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)
Daily #s
Mass. reports 2,463 new COVID-19 cases, 30 new deaths December 7, 2020 | 5:03 PM
Gov. Charlie Baker speaks after touring the DCU Center as it gears up to be used as a COVID-19 field hospital for the second time on Thursday.
Coronavirus
Mass. hospitals to 'curtail' elective inpatient procedures as COVID cases surge, Baker says December 7, 2020 | 4:54 PM
08Baker Boston, MA 12/7/20 At the end of the press conference, Governor Charlie Baker (cq) masks up after leaving the podium. Along with Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders (cq), he gave an update, in Gardner Auditorium, on coronavirus testing, during the continuing pandemic. POOL by (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)
Coronavirus
'Soon': Charlie Baker hints at additional COVID-19 restrictions December 7, 2020 | 4:33 PM
Politics
Feds passed up chance to lock in more Pfizer vaccine doses December 7, 2020 | 4:31 PM
Visit a museum for free. The Institute of Contemporary Art is free on Thursday nights, and the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton and the Boston University Art Gallery are always free. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is free to all named Isabella and folks celebrating birthdays.
Coronavirus
ICA Boston voluntarily closes due to COVID-19 December 7, 2020 | 4:10 PM
Main Street at Christmas in Stockbridge.
Country Living
Mass. is home to Country Living's No. 1 Christmas town in America December 7, 2020 | 4:00 PM
Live updates
Cambridge and Framingham schools switch to all-remote learning amid spike in cases December 7, 2020 | 3:27 PM
Coronavirus
Watch: Dr. Megan Ranney shares her concerns after Rudy Giuliani tests positive for COVID-19 December 7, 2020 | 2:39 PM
Local
Another victim of the proposed MBTA cuts comes into focus: Workers December 7, 2020 | 1:38 PM
Dr. Ashish Jha is one of the most quoted experts in his field. He was doing more than 30 media requests a day in the spring but has since scaled back to 15 to 20 a day.
ROLLING BACK?
‘It’s incomprehensible’: Ashish Jha urges Charlie Baker to tighten COVID-19 restrictions as virus cases continue to surge December 7, 2020 | 11:51 AM
Coronavirus
N.Y. Young Republican Club gala ignites political dispute over COVID-19 restrictions December 7, 2020 | 11:35 AM
Coronavirus
She couldn’t open for outdoor dining in LA County. The film crew next door could. December 7, 2020 | 11:27 AM
Harvard epidemiology professor Michael Mina on CNN.
COVID-19 testing
Watch: A Harvard doctor on why at-home COVID-19 testing could be key to stopping the spread December 7, 2020 | 10:38 AM
A health worker injects a person during clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine.
Vaccine watch
Countdown to America's first coronavirus vaccine: What to watch this critical week December 7, 2020 | 9:39 AM
Massachusetts General Hospital infectious diseases chief Rochelle Walensky pictured in 2008.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky
‘This news has sent me into a sort of public health euphoria’ December 7, 2020 | 9:33 AM
megan ranney
HOSPITALIZATIONS
'It’s incredibly frustrating for medical professionals to see our worst predictions come true' December 7, 2020 | 6:54 AM
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Dr. Rochelle Walensky
Biden picks Mass. General's infectious diseases chief Dr. Rochelle Walensky to lead CDC December 6, 2020 | 11:46 PM
Janelle Forget, Associate Vice President of risk management, UMass Memorial, shows off a telemetry unit at the DCU Center as it gears up to be used as a Covid field hospital for the second time on December 3, 2020 in Worcester, MA.
Fall Surge
Reopened COVID-19 field hospital in Worcester admits first patients December 6, 2020 | 7:19 PM
New York City sheriff's deputies stand outside Mac's Public House after co-owner Danny Presti was arrested, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in the Staten Island borough of New York. Presti, who authorities said has been defying coronavirus restrictions, was taken into custody early Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020 after running over a deputy with a car, authorities said.
New York City
Sheriff: Defiant NYC bar owner struck deputy with his car December 6, 2020 | 6:33 PM
David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
Daily #s
Mass. reports 4,747 new COVID-19 cases, 48 new deaths December 6, 2020 | 5:48 PM
Giuliani hospitalized
Rudy Giuliani in hospital after positive COVID test December 6, 2020 | 4:20 PM
Teacher Aleka Michou gives an online lesson to C class students in an empty classroom of elementary school in Athens, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.
Online School
Schools confront 'off the rails' numbers of failing grades December 6, 2020 | 2:11 PM
'Only we can save us from this current surge'
Health officials warn Americans not to let their guard down December 6, 2020 | 1:00 PM
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a resupply mission to the International Space Station lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020.
SpaceX/NASA
SpaceX launches supplies, Christmas feast to astronauts at International Space Station December 6, 2020 | 12:36 PM
Medical equipment sits at the ready at the DCU Center as it gears up to be used as a COVID-19 field hospital for the second time on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 in Worcester, Mass.
Worcester
DCU Field Hospital in Worcester opens up for non-Covid care December 6, 2020 | 11:50 AM
Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser to Operation Warp Speed, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Washington.
Coronavirus Vaccine
Chief adviser of vaccine development thinks shots will be long-lasting December 6, 2020 | 10:51 AM
Pope Francis
Pope Francis: Christmas a sign of hope amid difficulties of pandemic December 6, 2020 | 9:42 AM
In this Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 file photo, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont speaks to reporters before surveying storm damage in the area in Westport, Conn. Connecticut Gov.
Connecticut
Member of Gov. Lamont's staff tests positive for COVID-19 December 6, 2020 | 9:37 AM
Maine Gov. Janet Mills speaks at a news conference where she announced new plans for the stay-at-home order and other measures to help combat the coronavirus pandemic, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Augusta, Maine.
Maine
Maine governor Janet Mills tests negative for virus after security team case December 6, 2020 | 8:05 AM
Georgia Rally
Trump challenges vote results while urging turnout in Ga. December 6, 2020 | 7:33 AM