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As demand outstrips supply in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Berkshire County has emerged as a leader in Massachusetts.
In an update to lawmakers Thursday morning, Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders said that the county had the highest vaccination rate per capita so far in the commonwealth, according to state representatives who were on the call.
About 7 percent of county residents have received at least one dose, lawmakers told The Eagle, citing the secretary. They said Sudders credited the Berkshires for successful collaboration between private health care providers and public health officials.
âShe gave special recognition of how well we have worked out here,â said state Rep. John Barrett III, D-North Adams. âWith Berkshire Health Systems being the depot center, thatâs something they are using for a model now statewide.â
BOSTON On the first day residents 75 and older could sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Charlie Baker said he knows people are frustrated about the time it takes to get those appointments, but the commonwealth continues to be constrained by the supply of vaccines on hand. I think the biggest challenge we re going to face on this rollout, and we ve said this several times, is if demand does outstrip supply, which is where we re going to be for some period of time until the federal government can get to the point where their distribution to us reaches some level that s consistent with the number of people who are eligible to get vaccinated, Baker said in his daily press availability on Beacon Hill.
ON VACCINES, CALL. AND CALL AGAIN: All people 75 and older are now eligible to sign up for the vaccine. Anyone who has not received their firsâ¦
By the time registration opened for people 75 and older on the Massachusetts vaccination website Wednesday, many Berkshire County seniors and their loved ones already had spent hours trying to figure out how to secure a slot.
They stayed up until midnight, or woke early, only to find that the Phase Two clinics were not available yet. Even after appointment sign-ups began about noon, website issues bogged down the process. While some residents sped through the sign-ups, others described sites that would not load, forms that froze and pharmacies with no available appointments.