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School Committee talks mandating weekly testing for unvaccinated staff

The School Committee discussed the possibility of mandating unvaccinated school employees to get tested each week at school — which would be at no cost to the district due to a state testing program. The discussion on Oct. 14 followed a tense...

Covid cases continue to rise as vaccination rate remains stagnant

Wareham saw 53 new cases of covid-19 over the past week, according to the state’s Sept. 30 covid-19 case data. The total is slightly lower than last week’s number of new cases, which came in at 63. As of Sept. 29, Wareham Public Schools reported...
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Town sees more than 60 new covid cases in past week

Wareham saw 62 new cases of covid-19 over the past week, according to the state’s Sept. 23 covid-19 case data. The total is slightly lower than last week’s number of new cases, which came in at 77, but the number of student cases of covid-19 remains...

School Committee discusses possible covid vaccine policy for staff

The School Committee met on Sept. 23 to discuss a potential covid vaccination policy for staff. School Committee Chair Joyce Bacchiocchi made it clear that the committee does not have a policy written, and has not yet decided what such a policy...

Town employees oppose possible covid vaccine mandate

Concern for community-wide health and safety butted against people’s wish to choose whether or not to get vaccinated at the Sept. 22 Board of Health meeting. The board was having a preliminary discussion about potentially creating a vaccination...

77 new covid cases in town this week, 29 students test positive

Wareham saw 77 new cases of covid-19 over the past week, according to the state’s Sept. 16 covid-19 case data — bringing the total number of covid-19 cases to 2,078 since the beginning of the pandemic. New case counts have been increasing for the...

Wareham surpasses 2,000 covid cases since start of pandemic

Wareham saw 51 new cases of covid-19 over the past week, according to the state’s Sept. 9 covid-19 case data — bringing the total number of covid-19 cases to 2,001 since the beginning of the pandemic. New case counts have been increasing for the...

More than 50 new covid cases this week, in-home vaccination available

Wareham saw 56 new cases of covid-19 over the past week, according to the state’s Aug. 26 covid-19 case data. Last week the town saw 43 new cases — meaning the town’s number of new cases is up by 13 this week. This is the highest new case weekly...

Q&A: Covid-19 vaccines

Wareham Board of Health Chair Dr. Amy Wiegandt facilitated an impromptu covid-19 vaccine question and answer session on Aug. 26. Originally, she was on the School Committee’s agenda to weigh in on whether or not the board should implement a mask...

More than 40 new covid cases in town this week, third dose of mRNA vaccines available in some cases

Wareham saw 43 new cases of covid-19 over the past week, according to the state’s Aug. 26 covid-19 case data. Last week the town saw 32 new cases — meaning the town’s number of new cases is up by 11 this week. The last time the Wareham’s new weekly...

Town sees more than 30 new covid cases in past week

Wareham saw 32 new cases of covid-19 over the past week, according to the state’s Aug. 19 covid-19 case data. The town hasn’t seen that many new cases of covid-19 since early May — back when the town was classified as “yellow” in the state’s covid-...

Town 49 percent fully vaccinated, reports more than 10 new covid-19 cases

Wareham saw 11 new cases of covid-19 over the past week, according to the state’s Aug. 12 Weekly Public Health Report. Wareham’s average daily incidence rate decreased from 10.3 to 7.7 cases per 100,000 people in the past 14 days. Given Wareham’s...

Town’s covid cases rise for the fifth consecutive week

Wareham saw 19 new cases of covid-19 over the past week, according to the state’s Aug. 5 Weekly Public Health Report. This week marks the fifth straight week with increasing coronavirus cases in town. The rise in the number of cases comes as the...

Wareham sees nearly 20 new covid cases in past week

For the fourth straight week, the number of new cases of covid-19 in Wareham rose over the past week, with 18 new cases recorded in the state’s July 29 Weekly Public Health Report. Wareham’s average daily incidence rate increased from 5.9 to 9.7...

Covid-19 ‘avoidable,’ vaccines ‘absolutely worth it,’ says Southcoast Health’s Chief Clinical Officer

With the number of covid-19 cases on the rise in Wareham and the rest of the region, Southcoast Health’s Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Dani Hackner wants Wareham residents to understand that the pandemic is not over. As a physician, Hackner said his...

Town sees 15 new cases of covid-19 in past week

The number of new cases of covid-19 in Wareham continued to rise over the past week, with 15 new cases recorded in the state’s July 22 Weekly Public Health Report. Wareham’s average daily incidence rate increased from 2.4 to 5.9 cases per 100,000...

Covid cases on the rise as vaccination rate remains stagnant

After two weeks without any new cases of covid-19 and one new case last week , the number of cases in Wareham has jumped. There have been eight new cases of covid-19 over the past week, according to data from the state’s July 15 Weekly Public Health...

No new cases of covid-19 recorded in the past week

For the first time since early September 2020, Wareham saw no new cases of covid-19 in the past week, according to data from the state’s June 24 Weekly Public Health Report. Wareham remains categorized “gray” in the state’s covid-19 risk reporting...

Wareham sees two new cases of covid-19 in past week

The town saw two new cases of covid-19 in the past week, continuing the trend of single-digit case counts. Wareham remains categorized “gray” in the state’s covid-19 risk reporting — the lowest risk level. According to data from the state’s June 17...

Town sees 3 new covid cases as vaccination rate continues to lag

Continuing the trend of single-digit case counts, the town saw three new cases of covid-19 in the past week and has now been designated “gray” in the state’s covid-19 risk reporting — the lowest risk level. According to data from the state’s June 10...

Wareham now has second-lowest percentage of vaccinated residents in Plymouth County

The percentage of at least partially vaccinated people in Wareham is the second-lowest in Plymouth County. According to the state’s June 3 data, only 48 percent of Wareham residents have received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine. That amounts...

Town sees 6 new cases of covid-19 in past week

For the second week in a row, the total number of new cases of covid-19 in town over the past week is a single-digit number. Wareham saw six new cases of covid-19 in the past week and remains classified in the “green” covid-19 risk category,...

Wareham vaccination rate lags; walk-in vaccine clinics available

The percentage of Wareham residents who have received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine is increasing — but slowly. According to state data, 11,141 people had received at least one dose of a vaccine as of May 20 . A week later, in the state’s...

Fewer than 10 new covid cases this week in Wareham

The number of new cases of covid-19 in Wareham this week is less than ten for the first time since early October. The town saw 6 new cases of covid-19 in the past week and remains classified in the “green” covid-19 risk category for the second week...

About 46 percent of Wareham residents have received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine

Any person aged 12 or older who lives, works or studies in Massachusetts is now eligible to be vaccinated against covid-19. Local public health experts continue to encourage people to get the vaccine as soon as possible. People over the age of 18...

Wareham now in ‘green’ covid-19 risk category

The town saw 17 new cases of covid-19 in the past week and has been moved to the “green” covid-19 risk category, according to data from the state’s May 20 Weekly Public Health Report . Wareham’s average daily incidence rate decreased to 9.5 cases...

Pfizer vaccines now available to those aged 12 and up

People aged 12 or older who live, work or study in Massachusetts are now eligible to be vaccinated against covid-19. People over the age of 18 can sign up to receive any vaccine, but those ages 12 to 17 can only get the Pfizer vaccine. Local public...

New covid-19 cases in town continue to decline

For the third week in a row, the number of new cases of covid-19 in Wareham has decreased. The town saw 17 new cases of covid-19 in the past week and remains classified in the “yellow” covid-19 risk category, according to data from the state’s May...

Wareham back to ‘yellow’ covid-19 risk category

After weeks in the “red” category, Wareham has been recategorized as “yellow” in the state’s covid-19 risk reporting. The town saw 30 new cases of covid-19 in the past week, according to data from the state’s May 6 Weekly Public Health Report...

Town remains in the ‘red’ covid risk category

Once again, this week Wareham remains in the state’s “red” risk category. In addition, the town continues to lag behind other communities in terms of vaccinations — among municipalities reporting data in Plymouth County, Wareham has reported the...

Covid vaccines available with no appointment through Southcoast Health

Southcoast Health will be offering walk-in vaccines without appointments at various locations this week, with more walk-in clinics to come. Anyone can go get vaccinated at the following locations and times: -April 30, until 3pm, Moderna, Vanity Fair...