Ed Harding

1 day ago | wcvb.com | Ed Harding

SACCHETTI WCVB, NEWSCENTER FIVE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. RIGHT NOW. 448 IN THE AFTERNOON, WE TURN TO FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH AND TICK BITES. THEY’RE ON THE RISE HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS. RECENT DATA SHOWS THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR INFECTION COULD ACTUALLY DOUBLE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. SO JOINING US RIGHT NOW IS DOCTOR TODD ELLERIN, CHIEF OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT SOUTH SHORE HEALTH. IT’S GREAT TO SEE YOU AS ALWAYS. GOOD TO SEE YOU. SO WE SAW THE VIDEO OF THE TICK.

3 days ago | wcvb.com | Ed Harding

Karen Spilka, who represents the 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk District, has served as the president of the Massachusetts Senate since 2018. A Democrat and Ashland, Massachusetts resident, Spilka has helped pass legislation towards economic development, jobs creation, education, juvenile justice and services for the elderly and disabled communities.

5 days ago | wcvb.com | Ed Harding

AT 9:00. WE TURN TO FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT. AND MEASLES OUTBREAKS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES HITTING A NEW LEVEL. THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES IS NOW PASSING THE 1000 MARK. AND JOINING US RIGHT NOW IS DOCTOR TODD ELLERIN, CHIEF OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT SOUTH SHORE HEALTH. IT’S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU. HAPPY FRIDAY. SO LET’S START WITH THE CDC’S REPORT. AND WE’LL PUT THE DATA BACK UP ON THE SCREEN. 1001 CONFIRMED CASES OF THE MEASLES IN 30 STATES. NOT NOT ALL 50, BUT 30 STATES.

1 week ago | wcvb.com | Ed Harding

Rep. Marcus Vaughn, who has served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 9th Norfolk district after he was elected in 2022, delivered the Republican response to Gov. Maura Healey's State of the Commonwealth address in January. He has been a critic of the Healey administration and hopes that Republicans can turn the tide of Massachusetts politics.

1 week ago | wcvb.com | Ed Harding

RIGHT NOW, A 4:45, WE TURN TO FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH AND RFK JR IS ASKING THE CDC TO LOOK FOR NEW MEASLES TREATMENTS. THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY WANTS THE CDC TO CONSIDER MEDICATIONS AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES, INCLUDING VITAMINS. THE CDC RECOMMENDS THAT THE MEASLES VACCINE HAS THE MOST EFFECTIVE PREVENTIVE MEASURE. BUT KENNEDY SAYS FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO GET THE SHOT, THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER OPTION. IT IS A IT’S A IT’S A HOT BUTTON. IT’S A TALKING POINT.