And we’re back with a new edition of Wayland: Friend or Enemy? Last week’s results say “enemy” because that there was a track meet. Girls hockey game of the co-op program WarCats? Friend. And now, because we are all in the battle against Covid: Friend. The Wayland and Weston Health Departments are partnering with Transformative Healthcare to offer a series
Read moreWeston will be offering another Pfizer Vaccine and Booster Clinic, this time sponsored by the Board of Health and Weston Recreation Department, in partnership with Transformative Health. On Thursday, June 16, 2022, 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, bring your child age 5+ or yourself to Weston’s Community Center, Great Room, 20 Alphabet Lane for a vaccine and a lollipop. Well, I
Read moreFolks, a little bird told me that there are not big numbers heading in for boosters tomorrow here in Weston, home to almost 12,000 people, all of whom definitely do NOT want to get Covid. I got hit by Covid myself on April Fool’s Day (no joke) while traveling in Virginia for a soccer tournament. In spite of double vaccination
Read moreOn Thursday, April 14, 2022 from 10 am-Noon, the Board of Health and Weston Council on Aging are sponsoring a COVID-19 and Booster Clinic at the Weston Council on Aging at 20 Alphabet Lane. All people ages 12 years and older should receive a primary series of vaccine and 1 booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Some adults may receive a second booster dose:
Read moreWho here is tired of talking about Covid? Umm, me. I don’t even know if it’s all caps anymore COVID or upper and lower and this whole BA,2 is making me cranky because it sounds like a British Airways jet. But BA-2 is coming — and really has already landed – so a great way to be prepared is to
Read moreCommunication this afternoon from Dr. Midge Connolly, WPS School Superintendent, and Jamy Gaynor, Director of Health Services, confirmed that tomorrow, February 28, 2022, will begin the next phase of Covid precautions with masks being optional for all students, faculty and staff at Weston High School, Middle School and Field School. Both Woodland and Country K-3 elementary schools are mask-required until
Read moreNumbers published Thursday, January 27 by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) show Weston public schools with 45 students and 7 staff testing positive in the last 7 days (1/20-1/26). The week before (1/13-19), there were 56 students and 7 staff positives, and the week prior to that (1/6-1/12) there were 67 students and 20 staff positives.
Read moreNumbers published Thursday, January 20 by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) show Weston public schools with 56 students and 7 staff testing positive in the last 7 days (1/13-1/19), compared with 67 students and 20 staff in the prior period (1/6-1/12). Numbers published on January 5 by DESE showed 81 students and 35 staff testing positive
Read moreUpdate January 8: Weston Public Schools published district numbers for the week ending January 7. Numbers for the week are higher than those published by DESE, and for a shorter time period. Thursday must have been an ugly day in diagnostics. Weston’s numbers can be found here or by screenshot below: +++ Numbers published Wednesday January 5 by the Massachusetts
Read moreAs of June 1, Weston has 74% of its residents vaccinated with at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest numbers from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health published yesterday. The percentage of Weston’s population that has been fully vaccinated is now 60%. The age group of 12-15 was approved for the Pfizer vaccination on May
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