
The state’s first shipment of 59,475 doses of the Pfizer vaccine was ordered from the federal government and was delivered directly to hospitals across eight counties, as well as to the state Department of Public Health Immunization lab. The state received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, which went toward frontline medical workers. With the spread of COVID-19 continuing to accelerate, Baker announced that the entire state would roll back its reopening plan to Phase 3, Step 1, which resulted in the closure of certain businesses and a reduction of capacity limits for most.īaker urged Massachusetts residents not to gather in groups during the holidays, saying such activities over Thanksgiving led to a significant spike in coronavirus cases.īaker also released Massachusetts' vaccine distribution plan.
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Charlie Baker issued new guidance Monday including a new stay-at-home advisory, curfews for some businesses and an update to Massachusetts' mandatory mask order.ĭecember 2020: Reopening Rollback, Vaccine Distribution Plan Revealed

Seventy veterans had died after contracting the coronavirus at the time. Meanwhile, health care workers at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home raced to curb the spread of the disease as state officials investigated what had become the deadliest outbreak at a long-term care facility in the U.S. Massachusetts surpassed 1,000 deaths from coronavirus, with almost 30,000 cases statewide. Baker ordered Massachusetts school buildings to remain closed for the remainder of the school year. Meanwhile, Baker unveiled a first-in-the-nation contact-tracing collaborative to better track the spread of coronavirus.īaker also announced a plan for a 1,000-bed field hospital to be built at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, to follow one built at Worcester's DCU Center arena.
The New England Patriots jet flew 1.7 million N95 masks to Boston from China after owner Robert Kraft bought them to help hospitals in Massachusetts and New York. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency Tuesday.Īpril 2020: Pats Fly in PPE, Contact Tracing Begins With 92 coronavirus cases in Massachusetts, Gov.
