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Poll Finds People In Massachusetts Remain Cautious Still Amid The Pandemic

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Jackie Orchard
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WAMC

  People in Massachusetts are becoming less worried about being infected by the coronavirus, according to a new poll.

    However, the survey by the Western New England University Polling Institute found there is caution -- even among the vaccinated -- when it comes to activities like dining in a restaurant or going to the movies.

   The poll results released this week also touched on vaccine hesitancy, the reopening of schools, and Gov. Charlie Baker’s handling of the pandemic.

   WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Tim Vercellotti, political science professor and director of the Western New England University Polling Institute.

The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.
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