Berkshire Vaccine Collaborative Now Offering Walk-In Clinics
Right now in Massachusetts, over 3.9 million residents, or about 57% have received at least the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 2.3 million or 34% of Baystate residents are fully vaccinated.
If you ve been wanting to be vaccinated but didn t want to fight for appointments, you re now in luck. Vaccine supply from Massachusetts has increased and the Berkshire Vaccine Collaborative is now offering walk-in clinics on specific days at each of the three locations this week.
The Pfizer vaccine will be given at three Berkshire County locations starting on Wednesday. Wednesday, May 5 vaccinations will be offered in Great Barrington at W.E.B DuBois Middle School from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 6 they ll be offered at St. Elizabeth s of Hungary Parish Center in North Adams from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 6 they ll be offered in Pittsfield at Berkshire Community College Field House from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
According to the most recent data from the state, more than 50 percent of our residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and almost 40 percent are fully vaccinated, said Darlene Rodowicz, executive vice president of Berkshire Health Systems. We are excited to see this increase in vaccine supply, and we are optimistic that anyone and everyone who wants a vaccine will able to get one. According to a press release, the flow of vaccine has recently improved, and the Berkshire Vaccine Collaborative expects to have a plentiful supply going forward. To increase accessibility and reduce barriers created by the State s online registration system, the collaborative will now offer walk-in appointments at each of the three clinic locations on specific days, said Laura Kittross, manager, Berkshire County Boards of Health Association. We know that folks have been frustrated, but we encourage everyone to try again.
How to Access Berkshire COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics
The Berkshire Vaccine Collaborative has announced the launch of a new website containing comprehensive information on how to access the Berkshire area COVID-19 vaccination clinics. As reported in a press release, the new site, which you can access by going here, was developed to provide a consolidated resource with information about the COVID-19 vaccines, to provide resources on the state’s Vaccination Phases and vaccine availability, and to aid the public in making appointments at the three large mass vaccination clinic sites in the Berkshires.
The Berkshire Vaccine Collaborative has established vaccination sites in Pittsfield at the Berkshire Community College Field House, in Great Barrington at the WEB Du Bois Middle School and in North Adams at St. Elizabeth of Hungary’s Parish Center. Vaccine clinics are now scheduled for early February to begin vaccinations for the first part of Phase 2, which includes anyone aged 75 an
The new site, www.getvaccinatedberkshires.
org, was developed to provide a consolidated resource with information about the COVID-19 vaccines, to provide resources on the state s Vaccination Phases and vaccine availability, and to aid the public in making appointments at the three large mass vaccination clinic sites in the Berkshires. The Berkshire Vaccine Collaborative has established vaccination sites in Pittsfield at the Berkshire Community College Field House, in Great Barrington at the WEB Du Bois Middle School and in North Adams at St. Elizabeth of Hungary s Parish Center. Vaccine clinics are now scheduled for early February to begin vaccinations for the first part of Phase 2, which includes anyone aged 75 and older.
Tri-Town Health Department, the regional department serving Lee, Lenox and Stockbridge, is urging patience as confusion greets the slow-motion rollout of coronavirus vaccine countywide.
Responding to a âmassive numberâ of inquiries from residents, Tri-Town Health Executive Director James Wilusz sent a message to community leaders on Thursday offering reassurance that âwe hear their voices and we are all working hard.â
The message followed the listing on a state website of a vaccination clinic at the Berkshire Community College Field House that omitted language indicating it was only for first responders. More than 100 ineligible residents signed up for Thursday appointments but those were canceled after registrants were informed that the clinic was not open to the general public.