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Baker: School pool testing reveals less than 1 percent positivity rate
BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that data collected from its statewide, first-in-the-nation pooled testing initiative in schools across…
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Pool testing for COVID-19 adopted in nearly half of school districts
By Katie Lannan FEB. 26, 2021…..About 950 schools in Massachusetts are administering weekly pooled COVID-19 tests to about 300,000 teachers,…
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Fall River virus testing site shortening hours due to decrease in demand
(Fall River, MA- February 5th, 2020)- Due to a decreased demand for testing, the Fall River Fire Department has announced…
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Fall River free COVID-19 testing site moving to Bristol Community College
(Fall River, MA- January 14th, 2020)- The Massachusetts Stop the Spread program will continue in Fall River through a new…
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Massachusetts Department of Public Health makes modifications to quarantining guidelines for return to work
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health revised their guidelines concerning COVID-19 quarantining when it pertains to returning to work. According…
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CDC offers options for shortened quarantine time for COVID-19 in certain instances
Guidelines concerning quarantining for COVID-19 were updated today. The CDC currently recommends a quarantine period of 14 days. However, based…
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All Massachusetts Department of Correction facilities suspend visitation, begin testing all inmates
MILFORD — As part of an effort to protect the health and safety of inmates, patients, and staff, the Massachusetts…
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More states added to Massachusetts travel order’s high risk list
Two new states will be added to the Massachusetts’ travel high-risk list for COVID-19. Connecticut and New Jersey will be…
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Trump Administration sending Massachusetts 2 million rapid tests
By Katie Lannan The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is sending more than 2 million rapid COVID-19 antigen…
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Participating Massachusetts schools to receive COVID-19 tests
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (and the Department of Defense recently announced an initiative to deliver 150…
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