Mass. doctor on how common COVID-19 re-infection is Share Updated: 6:47 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021 Share Updated: 6:47 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021
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Show Transcript COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. EMILY: A MILLION MORE PEOPLE ARE NOW ELIGIBLE FOR COVID-19 VACCINES IN MASSACHUSETTS. HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IS DR. ROB DUNCAN, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST AT LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. MET TO SEE YOU AGAIN. EMILY: THIS NEW GROUP INCLUDES ADULTS AGE 55 AND OLDER, AND PEOPLE AGE 16 AND OLDER WITH AT LEAST ONE MEDICAL CONDITION, SUCH AS TYPE 1 DIABETES, HIV, SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER, AND BEING OVERWEIGHT. DOES THE VIRUS CAUSE THE SAME TYPE OF COMPLICATION FOR ALL OF THEM? I WOULD SAY PRETTY MUCH SO. I THINK IT IS GENERALLY A GREATER RISK FOR MORE SEVERE DISEASE, MORE RISK OF GETTING INFECTED, MORE RISK OF GETTING SOMETIMES BEING HOSPITALIZED. EMILY: YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW VACCINATION ROLLOUTS ARE IN A RACE RIGHT NOW WITH
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Show Transcript THE CLASSROOM FULL-TIME. SHARMAN: WE ARE HERE AT THE CALLAHAN SCHOOL IN NORWOOD WHERE MOST KIDS HAVE RETURNED TO FULL-TIME IN PERSON LEARNING. THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ACROSS THE STATE, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A YEAR ARE RETURNING TO IN PERSON LEARNING. A WELCOME BACK SIGN GREETS STUDENTS AT THE CALLAHAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN NORWOOD. IT FEELS LIKE THE FIRST DAY BACK. SHARMAN: GREEN BALLOONS AND PINWHEELS ON THE LAWN. IT’S MEANT TO SHOW THE MERGING OF THE BLUE AND GOLD COHORTS WHO’VE BEEN LEARNING IN A HYBRID MODEL SINCE SEPTEMBER. I THINK IT’S EASIER FACE TO FACE, BECAUSE ON THE COMPUTER IF YOU HAVE A GLITCH YOU CAN’T REALLY DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SHARMAN: STUDENTS SAY ONLINE LEARNING HAD ITS ISSUES. WHY DO YOU WANT TO SAY GOODBYE TO ZOOM SO BAD? TO SEE IT EVER AGAIN. SHARMAN: THE STATE ORDERED ELEMENTARY GRADES TO OPEN UP TO FULLY IN PERSON, CITING LIMITED TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS INSIDE SCHOO
Logan Airport passenger spike? Air travel hits new highs over holiday weekend Share Updated: 5:56 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021 Share Updated: 5:56 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021
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Show Transcript REPORTS FROM LOGAN AIRPORT. IT WAS A BUSY EASTER WEEKEND AIRPORTS AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY. I WAS COMING FROM VEGAS AND IT WAS REALLY BUSY IN VEGAS. MORE SIGNS OF A RENEWED CONFIDENCE IN AIR TRAVEL AS MORE AMERICANS GET VACCINATED. FIRST TIME BACK BUT IT WAS BUSY. AIR TRAVEL IS TAKING OFF AGAIN UP AROUND 800% SINCE THIS TIME LAST YEAR. TSA RECORDING 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE PASSING THROUGH CHECKPOINTS YESTERDAY. COMPARE THAT TO JUST OVER 122,000 ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. BUT 2.4 MILLION IN 2019 SO WE’RE NOT THERE YE STILL, PASSENGERS WHO HAVE BEEN REGULARLY TRAVELING FOR ESSENTIAL REASONS SAY THEY’LL MISS THE EMPTY SEATS. I LIKED IT WHEN THOSE FLIGHTS WERE MAYBE 10 PEOPLE. SOMETIME THERE WERE FLIGHTS WHERE I WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON. BECAU
Updated: 9:35 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021 A Massachusetts man is facing multiple charges after he fired multiple gunshots into the door of a billiards hall, according to police.The Norwood Police Department reports that the shooting happened Saturday at Workmen s Hall on Wilson Street.Police say that witnesses told the responding officers that a man shot the entrance door four times after having a conflict with the bartender, and then left the scene in a vehicle.Witnesses identified the suspect as Michael Maher, of Dedham, according to police.Maher was stopped and arrested a short time later in Westwood. Norwood police say Westwood police officers found two pistols a .45 caliber and a .380 caliber in his possession. Norwood officers then responded to Westwood and took Maher into their custody, then transported him to headquarters for booking.Police say Maher has been charged with carrying a firearm while intoxicated, assault with a dangerous weapon and possessing a firearm whil