Joe Biden's third presidential run was his first successful one — with a much different platform from what he had last time.
The former two-term vice president ran for president twice before: once in 1988 and again in 2008. He dropped out in 1988 after a plagiarism scandal; and in 2008, he failed to gain much traction with then-Illinois U.S. Senator Barack Obama, former first lady and then-U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, and 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards in the race. Biden dropped out in January 2008.
Want to attend public school in Massachusetts? You no longer need a flu shot to do it.
On Friday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health removed its flu vaccine mandate for students attending public school in the state. That's because they say the flu season is mild this year, and the state's public health agency plans to prioritize administering coronavirus vaccines for the time being.
