Friday, January 21 COVID-19 & Legislative Updates
Dear all, I write to you this evening with relevant COVID-19 updates and resources as well as recent legislative news. House passes COVID-19 Bill This week the House passed a $55 million bill that includes: $30 million to establish and expand COVID-19 testing locations and purchase COVID-19 tests…
Friday, January 14 COVID-19 & Legislative Updates
Dear all, I write to you this evening with relevant COVID-19 updates and resources as well as recent legislative news. *As I mentioned last week, my office is working on a “Frequently Asked Questions” resource on rapid antigen tests and PCR tests that I will send out soon.…
Friday, January 7 COVID-19 & Legislative Updates
Dear all, I write to you this evening with relevant COVID-19 updates and resources as well as recent legislative news. Updates to booster recommendations: This week, the CDC updated Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine booster recommendations People ages 5 years and older with moderately to severely weakened immune systems should…
Thursday, December 30 COVID-19 & Legislative Updates
Dear all, I write to you this evening with relevant COVID-19 updates and resources as well as recent legislative news. Wishing you and your families a safe and happy New Year. Table of Contents COVID-19 Testing Information State Updates National Updates Cambridge Updates MA Vaccination Updates Vaccination…
Wednesday, December 22 COVID-19 & Legislative Updates
Dear all, I write to you this evening with relevant COVID-19 updates and resources as well as recent legislative news. I hope that you saw my email yesterday about Omicron, boosters and testing. I also sent a letter yesterday to Governor Baker strongly urging him to reconsider and…
Letter to Gov. Baker on COVID-19 Mitigation and Omicron
December 21, 2021 Cc: Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders Department of Public Health Commissioner Margret Cooke Dear Governor Baker, As the House Chair of the Joint Committee on Public Health, I would like to thank you for issuing new statewide guidance on masking in indoor…
Short-term thoughts on Omicron re: boosters and testing
Dear Friends, I hope that you are staying well. I am reaching out to provide an overview of information on protecting yourselves against COVID-19 this holiday season. This message is a bit long— we’ve broken it into different sections, and I encourage you to jump to the ones that…
Friday, December 17 COVID-19 & Legislative Updates
Dear all, I write to you this evening with relevant COVID-19 updates and resources as well as recent legislative news. Table of Contents COVID-19 Testing Information State Updates National Updates Cambridge Updates MA Vaccination Updates Vaccination Appointment Resources Today’s Case Count Legislative Updates Mental Health Services and Resources…
Friday, December 10 COVID-19 & Legislative Updates
Dear all, I write to you this evening with relevant COVID-19 updates and resources as well as recent legislative news. As a reminder, I’m holding a winter celebration with hot cocoa and donuts at Raymond Park tomorrow from 10 AM to 12 PM. I look forward to connecting…
COVID-19 Update – Pfizer boosters for 16 & 17 year olds approved
Dear friends, Today, the FDA amended the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. The CDC followed up by expanding its COVID-19 booster recommendations to 16 and 17 year olds, and is encouraging adolescents ages 16 and 17 to get their booster if they are at least 6…
COVID-19 Update: Omicron Variant in MA
Dear Friends, You have probably seen that as of today, the COVID-19 variant Omicron has been identified in our state, here in Middlesex County. I am so grateful that folks are taking advantage of COVID-19 test sites, even if they are not always as accessible as they could be.…
Friday, December 3 COVID-19 & Legislative Updates
Dear all, I write to you this evening with relevant COVID-19 updates and resources as well as recent legislative news. Table of Contents COVID-19 Testing Information State Updates National Updates Cambridge Updates MA Vaccination Updates Vaccination Appointment Resources Today’s Case Count Legislative Updates Mental Health Services and…