Five years after the pandemic began, many local health officials say that the politicization of Covid has left them with ...

Let’s start protecting people in health-care settings as that’s where people should have the best understanding of a viral ...

Federal public health responses to COVID-19 revealed a myriad of shortcomings. Especially with regard to face mask protocols ...

During one of the most active flu seasons in recent memory, infectious disease experts at Cancer Center say many of the ...

Boston.com readers said the pandemic remains an ever-present threat to public health, despite much of society having moved on.

Five years after Donald Trump declared a national COVID emergency, here's what the research says about face masks.

The bill passed along party lines, with Democrats in the majority, 58-35, and five excused absences. The debate began late on ...

The measles-mumps-rubella vaccine remains the best tool to protect yourself, with two doses being 97% effective at preventing ...

The law, which has an emergency provision, takes immediate effect. It blocks all local governments from requiring masks or ...

Masks were one of the most polarizing parts of the COVID pandemic. Five years later, have we moved closer to a compromise?

Local governments and school districts are now forbidden from requiring masks to prevent the spread of disease. Masks can ...