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Wellesley COVID-19 update: Delta variant in town; about 200 more residents fully vaxxed

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The Delta variant of COVID-19 has reared its head in Wellesley, with the town attributing 11 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 2 weeks to the highly contagious variant.  Average daily incidence rate and percent of test positivity figures have risen over the past 2 weeks in Wellesley, reversing a longtime trend in the other direction.

The share of Wellesley’s overall population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has crept up from 64% to 65% over the past 2 weeks, according to weekly data released by the state. More relevant though is that the percentage of fully vaxxed among those eligible for vaccines is now at 76%.

The biggest jump in newly fully vaccinated numbers is seen in the 12-15-year-old age range, up from 77% to 81%. This age group only became eligible for shots in May.

The percentage of fully vaccinated in other age groups in Wellesley is now just inching up.

Wellesley has more than 19,000 residents fully vaccinated, and the state is approaching 4.3 million people fully vaccinated against the disease.

Wellesley remains at 71% of its population with at least 1 dose.

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Wellesley COVID-19 update: 12-15-year-olds boost vaccine numbers

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The share of Wellesley’s population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has risen from 61% to 64% over the past 2 weeks, according to weekly data released by the state.  Those in the 12-15-year-old age range have jumped at the chance to get vaccinated since being allowed to do so in May, and now more than three-quarters of them in Wellesley are fully vaccinated.

Wellesley has more than 19,000 residents fully vaccinated, and the state now has more than 4.2 million people fully vaccinated against the disease.

Wellesley boasts 71% of its population with at least 1 dose. More than half of those in each eligible age range have now been fully vaccinated.

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New COVID-19 cases in Wellesley remain rare.

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Babson the first of 3 colleges in Wellesley to welcome back the public

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Babson College will be the first of the three colleges that call Wellesley home to start welcoming the public back to its campus in the wake of the Commonwealth lifting the State of Emergency surrounding COVID-19 on June 15. A representative from the 4-year private business school, known for its entrepreneurship programs, said in an email, “Our local community and neighbors will once again be invited to utilize outdoor spaces on campus. The Babson community is being notified of this policy update today, and signage will begin to be removed shortly.”

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Babson College will soon welcome visitors to use its outdoor spaces.

So keep an eye on the Forest Street gates. When the signs go down, you can go in and enjoy walking once more on Babson’s beautiful campus.

MassBay & Wellesley College remain

MassBay and Wellesley College both continue to proceed with a cautious approach to the pandemic and are keeping their campuses closed to the general public.

“The protection of the health and safety of our community will remain our primary concern,” a MassBay representative said.

Wellesley College has been in communication with the town in recent weeks, as the school sorts out how to best handle access to the public (beyond golfers, who are already allowed on the Nehoiden course). One consideration for the college is how to address pets. Dogs must be leashed on campus, but even before the pandemic college officials were frustrated with pet owners’ lack of adherence to the rules.

If Wellesley College is to reopen at least the outdoor campus to the public, you’d think it might want to do so before students return, to sort of ease things back to normal.

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Wellesley COVID-19 update: 12-15-year-olds all over vaccine

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The share of Wellesley’s population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 crept up from 60% to 61% this past week, according to weekly data released by the state.  Those in the 12-15-year-old age range have jumped at the chance to get vaccinated since being allowed to do so last month, and now more than half of them in Wellesley are fully vaccinated.

Wellesley has more than 18,000 residents fully vaccinated, and the state now has more than 4 million people fully vaccinated against the disease.

Wellesley boasts 70% of its population with at least 1 dose. Nearly half of those in each eligible age range have now been fully vaccinated, with 16-19- and 20-29-year-olds just needing to eke past the 49% mark.

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New COVID-19 cases in Wellesley remain rare.

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