Delta variant

Only 1,156 breakthrough cases in Massachusetts have resulted in hospitalizations. That's 0.03 percent, and 59 percent of them had pre-existing conditions.

Bristol County is at high risk for West Nile Virus again. Look, life is full of risks. Don't let the media frighten you any more than you are already.

I am troubled that Maura Healey and others would even consider a vaccine passport here in Massachusetts that could sharply restrict your movements and worse.

Is the prospect of winning free tickets to see the Red Sox incentive enough for you to be vaccinated? Taunton Mayor Shaunna O'Connell is hoping it is.

Whatever happened to my body, my choice, and individual liberties? I guess those principles are from a bygone era – you know, the pre-COVID era.

It seemed things were finally getting back to normal. The cancellation of Garth Brooks' Gillette show is just further evidence that we are not quite there yet.

The Massachusetts Teachers Association wants all eligible students and staff returning to public schools and colleges to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

There remain pockets in Massachusetts, including the Greater New Bedford area, where fewer than 50 percent of residents have taken a poke in the arm. Why?

School boards in New Bedford and Dartmouth decided kids need to wear masks in school to protect themselves from COVID, when it should be the parents' call.

As a result of John Oliveira's absence from Monday's school committee meeting, last year's mandatory mask policy will remain in effect for New Bedford students.