State Information

Last updateD: July 7, 2021

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

• Information on the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19
• Sign up for text message updates about COVID-19 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts :
  • Text: COVIDMA  To: 888777
  • Manténgase informado sobre la enfermedad COVID-19 en Massachusetts. Envíe COVIDMAESP al 888777 

COVID-19 vaccine Information

• General information about the COVID-19 Vaccine from the Commonwealth
• Frequently Asked Questions about the COVID-19 Vaccine
• Locate a Vaccination Site
• Register for the Massachusetts VaxMillions Giveaway

Covid-19 Testing information

• General Testing Information
• Testing Site Locator
• Stop the Spread - Free Testing Site Locations
• Types of COVID-19 tests

Face covering/Mask Information and Requirements

• Face Covering and Mask Requirements

REOPENING GUIDANCE FROM THE COMMONWEALTH

• Reopening Massachusetts

Massachusetts COVID-19 Travel Advisory 

• Travel Advisory Information

unemployment benefits

• Apply for Unemployment Benefits
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  • Para ver esta información en Español, haga clic aquí.
• CARES Act Extension and Changes to Unemployment Benefit Programs
• Effective June 13, 2021, work search requirements are reinstated for all regular Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants, including those receiving Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) and those on Extended Benefits (EB). 
• Pandemic Unemployment Assistanceprovides unemployment benefits to individuals who are unable to work because of a COVID-19-related reason but are not eligible for regular or extended unemployment benefits. 
  • Para visualizar essas informações em Português, clique aqui.
  • Para ver esta información en Español, haga clic aquí.
• Unemployment Benefits Fraud Information
  •  Report Unemployment Fraud
• Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Returning to Work: Guide for Employers

• Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Returning to Work: Guide for Workers

ATTORNEY GENERAL FAIR LABOR DIVISION

• Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19: Employee Rights and Employer Obligations
• Report Unsafe Working Conditions during COVID-19
• Frequently Asked Questions about Electric, Gas, and Water Utilities during COVID-19 

MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (MBTA)

• COVID-19 Information

MASSACHUSETTS 2-1-1

• COVID-19 prevention, symptoms, and treatment. Information about testing. Guidance for people planning or returning from travel. Assistance with scheduling a vaccine appointment. Massachusetts 2-1-1 is open to callers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Operators fluent in Spanish are available, and more than 150 other languages are supported through an interpreter services line that is available 24/7. Residents with questions should dial 2-1-1 from any landline or cellphone. Callers dialing 2-1-1 will hear an automated menu of options. Callers press 2-6 for coronavirus. Residents can also reach 2-1-1 through a live chat option on the Massachusetts 2-1-1 website.