AARP Massachusetts

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AARP Massachusetts Encourages Residents to Participate in Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 editor AARP, AARP Massachusetts, Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) progra, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

In full transparency, the following is a press release submitted to SOURCE media. *** Boston— AARP Massachusetts this week encouraged

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Health 

AARP: Massachusetts COVID Cases & Deaths Declining in Nursing Homes But Chronic Problems Remain

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 editor AARP, AARP Massachusetts, Coronavirus, Covid-19 deaths, Nursing Homes

In full transparency, the following is a press release from AARP submitted to SOURCE media. *** BOSTON -The latest release

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Community 

Callahan Center & AARP Hosting ‘Sorting Fact From Fiction Online’

April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 editor AARP, AARP Massachusetts, Callahan Center, online news, Senior Citizens, social media, Virtual program

FRAMINGHAM – Do you believe everything you see online? There are plenty of sensationalized headlines, misleading stories and even complete

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Community Health 

AARP Analysis Shows Massachusetts COVID-19 Cases & Deaths Declining in Nursing Homes But Chronic Issues Remain

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 editor AARP, AARP Massachusetts, Coronavirus, Covid-19 deaths, Mike Festa, Nursing Homes, Senior Citizens, Senior Living Facilities

BOSTON – The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard shows that both cases and deaths in nursing homes fell in

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Government Health State & Federal Government 

AARP Massachusetts Urges Full-Scale Mobilization of COVID Vaccine Rollout

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 editor AARP, AARP Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Coronavirus, COVID-19 vaccine, Mike Festa, Sandra Harris, Senior Citizens, testimony, virtual public hearing

In full transparency, the following is a press release from AARP Massachusetts submitted to SOURCE media. *** BOSTON – With

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Government Health State & Federal Government 

AARP Massachusetts Wants Gov. Baker To Establish Toll-Free Number for COVID-19 Vaccine Registration

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 editor AARP Massachusetts, Coronavirus, COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Charlie Baker, Mike Festa, Sandra Harris, Senior Citizens

BOSTON – Hearing frequently from AARP members that “they do not know when, where or how to schedule” a COVID-19

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Community Health Holiday 

AARP Massachusetts Issues Special Report on COVID-19; Urges Caution During Holidays

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 editor AARP, AARP Massachusetts, Christmas, Coronavirus, Nursing Homes, Thanksgiving

BOSTON – COVID-19 cases and deaths in Massachusetts nursing homes continued to skyrocket through the Thanksgiving surge, according to a

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Community Health 

Senate President Spilka’s Annual Senior Health & Wellness Fair Goes Virtual in 2020

November 11, 2020November 17, 2020 editor AARP Massachusetts, Ashland Source, MetroWest Source, natick Source, Sandra Harris, Senate President Karen Spilka, senior health & wellness fair

ASHLAND – Annually, Senate President Karen Spilka hosts a senior health & wellness fair in her district at Keefe Technical

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Community 

AARP Massachusetts Task Force Seeking To End Loneliness Launches #ReachOutMA Campaign for Good Neighbor Day

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 editor #ReachoutMA, AARP Massachusetts, Coronavirus, Good Neighbor day, Loneliness, Senior Citizens, September 28

The following is a press release AARP Massachuetts *** BOSTON – Even in the best of times, social isolation is

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Opinion 

OP-ED: Social Distancing Shouldn’t Lead to Social Isolation

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 editor AARP Massachusetts, Coronavirus, op-ed, Sandra Harris, Seniors, social distancing, Social isolation

By Sandra Harris FRAMINGHAM – Even in the best of times, social isolation is a significant problem. In Massachusetts, 540,250

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