Baker warns Mass. could be on verge of another âsignificant surgeâ with upcoming holidays
By Nick Stoico, Travis Andersen and Jessica Rinaldi Globe Correspondent and Globe Staff,Updated December 21, 2020, 1:35 p.m.
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Governor Charlie Baker spoke at a press conference held in the Gardner Auditorium on Monday.Jim Davis/Globe Staff
Massachusetts health care facilities on Monday began rolling out doses of a second coronavirus vaccine â this one made by Cambridge-based Moderna â a hopeful development during a dark period of the battle against a virus that has killed thousands in the state.
Even as front-line health workers began taking the first of the two doses the Moderna vaccine requires, Governor Charlie Baker sought to drive home the gravity of the ongoing threat from the virus. His administration is âbasically begging everyone to stay within their immediate householdâ during the holidays.
The surge in cases of the novel coronavirus after Thanksgiving has put the state s medical system under duress and threatens its ability to continue to operate. Public health officials are bracing for another surge following the Christmas and New Year s holidays. If the second holiday season produces a surge in infections that we saw similar to the one that came out of Thanksgiving, we ll be in serious danger of overwhelming, our health-care system, said Gov. Charlie Baker at Monday s briefing. We re basically begging everyone to stay within their immediate household over the course of this holiday season. The governor asked residents to consider the consequences of the actions they take over the next two weeks.
Walsh and more than 50 mayors and town managers plead with Legislature for small-business aid
City leaders seek swift passage of economic development bill, supplemental budget, and restaurant relief
By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated December 18, 2020, 2:39 p.m.
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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is among the mayors urging state lawmakers to help small businesses.Jim Davis/Globe Staff/File 2020
More than 50 mayors and town managers from across the state sent a letter to leaders in the state Legislature on Thursday, imploring them to quickly act on state financial assistance to help struggling small businesses weather the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.