Massachusetts continues to separate itself from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which on Dec. 5 could ...

Mass. reaffirms the importance of the Hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, amid discussions on vaccine schedules.

Governor Maura Healey condemned the CDC for posting misinformation about vaccines and autism on its website, urging Massachusetts residents to rely on state health resources for accurate ...

Massachusetts makes flu vaccines more accessible with new standing order, allowing qualified health personnel to administer state-supplied vaccines.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced the state will be taking measures to ensure vaccines remain accessible to everyone, criticizing the Trump administration and Health and Human Services ...

Pharmacists in Massachusetts can administer COVID-19 booster shots to residents aged 5 and older, while insurers will be required to cover any shots recommended by the state. Why it matters: The moves ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Massachusetts leads in vaccination rates and has one of the lowest rates of vaccine hesitancy. Dr. Sylvia Fogel and ...

Department of Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein spoke during a press conference at the State House on Thursday. Credit: State House News Service Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter ...

The CDC’s claims are “factually incorrect and deliberately misleading,” Goldstein added. “They contradict the global scientific consensus and undermine public confidence in vaccines. Vaccines are one ...

Demonstrators argued that getting the flu vaccine should be a choice. Hundreds of people gathered Sunday to protest a new flu vaccine mandate for Massachusetts students, enacted as school districts ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates nearly 500,000 U.S. cases of Lyme disease annually. Bites from black-legged ticks spread Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme ...