PITTSFIELD â The first shipment of Pfizer s coronavirus vaccine is expected to arrive at Berkshire Medical Center on Tuesday.
That shipment will include 1,950 doses for Berkshire Health Systems, according to Michael Leary, communications director for BHS, which owns Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield and Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, as well as other medical facilities across the county. Our plan is to begin administration of the vaccine across the system on Thursday morning and into next week, prioritizing the staff of the Emergency Departments at BMC and North Adams Campus and Fairview, BHS Urgent Care, ICU and COVID-19 units, he said. This will include not just clinicians, but other employees who are dedicated to these areas, such as housekeepers, dietary, security, etc.
Katie Lannan and Michael P. Norton
State House News Service
BOSTON As the first COVID-19 vaccines began arriving in Massachusetts on Monday, a 96-year-old World War II veteran in Bedford became the first VA patient in the country to get the shot.
The VA Bedford Healthcare system announced the milestone over social media, posting that Margaret Klessens, a resident of the Community Living Center in the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital received the shot at 12:07 p.m.
Andrew Miller, a housekeeper in environmental management service, was the first VA Bedford employee to get the vaccine, at 12:20 p.m.
The recipients of the Bedford VA s first doses are among the initial tier of Americans to receive a COVID-19 vaccine outside of manufacturers trials in the early rounds of a distribution campaign that is set to stretch for months.
Katie Lannan and Michael P. Norton/ State House News
As the first COVID-19 vaccines began arriving in Massachusetts Monday, a 96-year-old World War II veteran in Bedford became the first VA patient in the country to get the shot.
The VA Bedford Healthcare system announced the milestone over social media, posting that Margaret Klessens, a resident of the Community Living Center in the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, received the shot at 12:07 p.m.
Andrew Miller, a housekeeper in environmental management service, was the first VA Bedford employee to get the vaccine, at 12:20 p.m.
The recipients of the Bedford VA s first doses are among the initial tier of Americans to receive a COVID-19 vaccine outside of manufacturers trials in the early rounds of a distribution campaign that is set to stretch for months.
Fall River COVID cases jump by 235 over weekend, ahead of vaccine s arrival
The Herald News and State House News Service reports
FALL RIVER While Fall River saw an increase of 235 confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, hope is on the way as the city prepares to receive its first shipment of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday.
The latest jump in cases, from Saturday through Monday, puts the total number of COVID cases identified in Fall River at 6,301, according to the office of Mayor Paul Coogan.
Six city residents died of the highly infectious coronavirus in that three-day span. Since the start of the pandemic in March, Fall River has reported 198 virus-related fatalities.
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COVID-19 vaccinations underway; South Shore Health expecting Pfizer shipment Wednesday
South South Health is expected to receive its first shipment of 1,950 Pfizer vaccines Wednesday morning, Dec. 16.
Patriot Ledger News Services
As the first COVID-19 vaccines began arriving in Massachusetts on Monday, a 96-year-old World War II veteran in Bedford became the first VA patient in the country to get the shot.
The VA Bedford Healthcare system said Margaret Klessens, a resident of the Community Living Center in the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, received the shot at 12:07 p.m.
Andrew Miller, a housekeeper in environmental management service, was the first VA Bedford employee to get the vaccine, at 12:20 p.m.