Massachusetts Governor Healey Ends COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Vaccine Mandate.

Governor Maura Healey of Massachusetts plans to lift the state's modified COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, in alignment with the end of the federal public health emergency. She also plans to rescind a vaccine mandate for tens of thousands of executive branch workers, which had been controversial and prompted a legal fight with the State Police Association of Massachusetts. However, some public workers in certain roles and settings will remain subject to a COVID-19 vaccine mandate due to regulations from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.