Dr. Elena Savoia Invited Speaker at G7 Global Summit on Vaccine Confidence

by Marcia Testa | May 30, 2021 | Certificate Program, Coronavirus, Infectious Disease, Vaccine Confidence

Elena Savoia, MPH, MD, has been invited to be a speaker at the G7 Global Summit on Vaccine Confidence on June 2, 2021. A global leader in risk communication, epidemiology and preventive medicine, Dr. Savoia has provided her technical assistance for  the Massachusetts...

MAHB Releases K – 12 Reopening LBOH Guidance

by Marcia Testa | Apr 9, 2021 | Coronavirus, Infectious Disease, Legal Guidance, Uncategorized

Please see the new MAHB guidance regarding DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (DESE) REOPENING GUIDANCE/REGULATIONS AND LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH.  MAHB Guidance for LBOH Reopening Schools 4.7.21 Fnl.

Weekly SARS-CoV-2 screening of asymptomatic students and staff to guide and evaluate strategies for safer in-person learning

by Marcia Testa | Mar 22, 2021 | Coronavirus, Infectious Disease

Shira Doron, Robin Ingalls, Anne Beauchamp, Jesse Boehm, Helen Boucher, Linda Chow, Linda Corridan, Cathryn Goehringer, Douglas Golenbock, Liz Larsen, David Lussier, Marcia Testa, Andrea L Ciaranello doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.20.21253976 This article is a...

March 19 2021 Updated LBOH Templates/Guidance on Final “Cease and Desist” and “Notice of Violation” Orders

by Marcia Testa | Mar 19, 2021 | Coronavirus, Infectious Disease, Legal Guidance

For a Notice of Violation Template Check List…  – “The above-named Board of Health, working under the authority of the Governor’s Emergency Orders, including, but not limited to, COVID-19 Orders Numbered 26, 33, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 45, 49, 50, 55,...

Liability Protections for Vaccination Clinics

by Marcia Testa | Jan 14, 2021 | Coronavirus, Infectious Disease

Question: Are healthcare workers, clinics and others who administer the COVID-19 vaccine liable for injury or death caused by a COVID-19 vaccination? Answer: No. State and federal law, and a federal no-fault compensation program, give complete immunity to healthcare...

Does SCOTUS Decision on NY Houses of Worship Impact MA?

by Marcia Testa | Dec 12, 2020 | Coronavirus, Infectious Disease

  How Does the U.S. Supreme Court case , Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, New York v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of New York, 592 U.S. _____, 2020 WL 6948354 (11.25.2020) impact Governor Baker’s Orders relative to Houses of Worship.  The Supreme Court wrote its...