PITTSFIELD, Mass. Members of the Central Berkshire Regional Emergency Planning Committee have had positive experiences with first-responder vaccinations and reported that the distribution sites are working swimmingly. With Point of Distribution Grant funding, which is a competitive grant that the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency offered across the commonwealth, all three regional emergency planning committees (REPC) in Berkshire County (Northern, Central, Southern) were able to purchase supplies for vaccination distribution. There are three vaccination sites for first responders located in the North, Central, and South regions of Berkshire County. The original intent of the grant was to buy equipment that would enhance the REPCs abilities to distribute emergency supplies to the general public during a large scale disaster. The Central Berkshire REPC planned to purchase Connex boxes, or storage containers to hold basic essentials such as bottled water, ready-to-