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Massachusetts Vaccine Education: Resource Page

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Massachusetts Vaccine Education: Resource Page

The MASSPIRG Education fund is a non-partisan organization working to educate Baystaters about the COVID-19 vaccines. In partnership with Massachusetts healthcare professionals, we seek to promote accurate information about the COVID-19 vaccines with the understanding that access to this information is crucial when making your decision about whether to get vaccinated. 

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Virtual forum: medical experts discussed COVID-19 vaccines for the holidays

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Virtual forum: medical experts discussed COVID-19 vaccines for the holidays

HAMPDEN COUNTY, Mass. -- As people across Massachusetts and the world fret about the Omicron variant of COVID-19, medical experts say it’s crucial to get fully vaccinated against the deadly virus. In response, the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses, the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts and MASSPIRG Education Fund hosted a public forum Wednesday night to discuss strategies for talking about the COVID-19 vaccines with unvaccinated friends and family. 

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Hampden County pediatric and public health professionals addressed parents’ hesitancy to vaccinate children against COVID-19

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Hampden County pediatric and public health professionals addressed parents’ hesitancy to vaccinate children against COVID-19

In a public forum last night sponsored by the MA Chapter of the Academy of Pediatrics, MA Association of Public Health Nurses, and MASSPIRG Education Fund, local experts in pediatric and public health addressed parents' concerns and discussed safely vaccinating children against COVID-19.

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Virtual forum to discuss vaccinating children against COVID-19

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Virtual forum to discuss vaccinating children against COVID-19

Hampden County-based pediatric and public health experts are holding an online forum to share information about safely vaccinating children against COVID-19. Speakers will share their professional expertise and experiences, and answer audience questions.

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New report: COVID-19 cases in nursing homes drop by 80 percent after mass vaccinations

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New report: COVID-19 cases in nursing homes drop by 80 percent after mass vaccinations

BOSTON -- Despite a sharp overall drop in coronavirus infections in nursing homes in recent months, hundreds of U.S. nursing homes that weathered 2020 without any COVID-19 cases have reported new cases since 2021 began. This happened even though the elderly were among the first to get COVID-19 vaccines during the initial rollout in mid-December, fueling an 83 percent drop in new cases in nursing homes nationwide by early February. In Massachusetts, new cases dropped by 74 percent.

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