PITTSFIELD â Gov. Charlie Baker praised local vaccination efforts as he met with Berkshire Vaccine Collaborative leaders and local officials at a site tour and news conference Thursday.
More than 5.3 million total doses have been administered in Massachusetts, with more than 49 percent of Berkshire residents receiving at least one dose, slightly above the state average of 48 percent.
Baker called the stateâs phased distribution plan âquite successfulâ in its ability to administer doses efficiently, and he pointed out that the state ranks first in the nation for total doses administered per capita among states with more than 5 million people.
Today, Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Polito will join Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer and other local leaders to tour the Berkshire Regional Collaborative vaccination site in Pittsfield, and provide an update on COVID-19 vaccination.
COVID-19 vaccinations for first responders are prepared at the St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish Center in North Adams. The state ordered a pause Tuesday in administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccines, amid blood clot concerns. EAGLE FILE PHOTO
PITTSFIELD â Nicole Jones missed work Tuesday to get a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shot at a Walgreens in North Adams.
When she was five minutes away, a voicemail message landed: Her appointment was canceled because of an indefinite pause in administering J&J vaccines amid a federal safety review, and the drugstore wasnât booking future slots.
Jones, an office administrator who lives in Pittsfield, has multiple health problems and has, for months, tried to find an appointment for the one-jab vaccine that didnât require her to miss a second day of work.
VACCINE REPORT: Even as first dose shipments have stalled in recent weeks, Berkshire County vaccine leaders predict the county will be "overwhelmed with vaccine" by late spring.
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