Maura Valley, who became the Island’s public health spokesperson during the Covid-19 pandemic, is retiring at the end of the month from her job as health agent for the town of Tisbury.

The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Oct. 6 that the U.S. District Court in Boston did not properly consider the 11 employees’ request for an injunction in 2022, after the Steamship Authority implemented a vaccine mandate for most workers.

The hospital has seen 43 patients with Covid in the past month, chief nursing operations officer Claire Seguin said, three of which have been hospitalized.

When the director general of the World Health Organization recently announced the end of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern, he was not saying the Covid pandemic is over so there’s no cause for concern.

The Edgartown select board will resume having meetings in town hall on June 20.

Governor Maura Healey signed into law a $388.7 million supplemental budget Wednesday that also contained a provision to allow local governments to continue holding remote and hybrid meetings into 2025.

Symptoms for the 18 residents and eight staff who tested positive for XBB.15. are varied, but no hospitalizations have been required.

In the face of holiday travel and a “tri-demic” of flu, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) on the Island, health officials are once again urging residents to take caution.

Covid vaccines will be available at an on-Island clinic on Sunday, Dec. 11.

Martha’s Vineyard Hospital officials are warning Islanders to remain safe as the hospital experiences a surge in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases.

Covid vaccine boosters specific to the omicron variant are now available by appointment at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Despite lower infection rates and fewer severe cases, the Covid pandemic has remained a thorn in the side of Island organizers.

While continuing to monitor the Covid pandemic and prepare for future health crises, Island health officials have one major thing going for them they did not have prior to March of 2020: experience.

Covid-19 case numbers have increased sharply on the Vineyard, prompting public health officials to issue advisories this week.

Covid-19 case numbers have increased sharply on the Vineyard, prompting public health officials to issue advisories this week.

Martha’s Vineyard towns are issuing indoor mask advisories as a public health precaution, as Covid cases spike upwards again due to the highly transmissible BA.2 coronavirus variant.

Martha’s Vineyard is currently classified as high risk for Covid-19, with case counts on the rise and one person hospitalized with the virus as of Monday, the Island boards of health reported.

The Covid-19 risk level was elevated from low to medium on Martha’s Vineyard this week amid a steady rise in cases.

Cases of Covid-19 saw another sharp uptick on the Vineyard this week, with some confusion around the risk level on the Island due to over-the-counter (OTC) testing.

The Steamship Authority announced Wednesday that it would stop requiring require masks on board ferries or shuttle buses. The announcement follows an update from the U.S. Coast Guard.