A petition urging Boston College to allow four exemptions to its vaccination booster mandate claims there are “very serious safety concerns” with the University policy. The petition has garnered 830 signatures as of Sunday.
Coronavirus Updates, Boston, Metro
Massachusetts to Lift COVID-19 Restrictions on May 29
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will lift all industry COVID-19 restrictions and capacity limits on May 29, Governor Charlie Baker announced on Monday. Gathering limits will be rescinded and all businesses can operate without restrictions, according to the Commonwealth’s website.
News, Top Story, Coronavirus Updates
BC Reports .23 Percent Undergrad Positivity Rate, Looks Toward Next Semester
Boston College reported six new undergraduate cases of COVID-19 out of 2,605 undergraduate tests since the Tuesday update of its COVID-19 dashboard, a positivity rate of .23 percent. The updated numbers bring the weekly undergraduate positivity rate to .25 percent, slightly above Tuesday’s rate of .17 percent. Around half of BC’s undergraduate population opted to…
Opinions, Column
Carter: Government’s Mismanagement of COVID-19 Causes Ordinary People to Fall More Behind
The government’s mismanagement of priorities and dysfunction within its coronavirus response has resulted in extreme hardship for much of the everyday population, and without serious reflection on how to help people to survive these difficult times, many more people will die preventable deaths, suffer from extreme stress, and lose out on valuable early education.
