While we still donât know everything about the novel coronavirus, we know a lot more than we did when the pandemic first hit.
Dr. Paula Aucoin Blagg is semiretired as an infectious diseases specialist, but after getting a call in early March, she has been filling in at Berkshire Medical Center to help the hospital meet the need for treatment.
In a Tuesday afternoon talk, Blagg discussed the current picture for COVID-19 vaccinations and treatments. Although medical diagnosis and options for treatment have improved greatly, there still is no âmagic bulletâ for the disease, Blagg said.
âFace masks [and] physical distancing recommendations will need to be continued for the foreseeable future,â she said. âAnd worldwide vaccine goals will require multiple vaccine types, multiple distribution strategies and multinational cooperation.â
A sore arm, identical to the aftereffect of a typical flu shot.
Taylor Hoffstedt, a certified nursing assistant, was overwhelmed with emotion before her first dose last month, even tearing up. Physically, though, she was almost entirely unaffected.
âI didnât have any side effects,â she said. âOther than a slightly sore arm.â
As county health care workers receive their second dose or draw closer to the scheduled date for it, many told The Eagle they have experienced few or none of the vaccineâs more common side effects.
Among more than 2,000 employees vaccinated at Berkshire Health Systems, the vast majority reported no side effects at all, according to spokesperson Michael Leary.
Over 1,200 people in Massachusetts have received the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine, a new milestone in the state's fight against the coronavirus.
Over 1,200 people in Massachusetts have received the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine, a new milestone in the state’s fight against the pandemic. The data was revealed in the state’s weekly vaccine dashboard, published Thursday. It also showed that over 140,000 doses of the vaccine have been administered overall, and that the pace at which people are getting the.
Over 1,200 people in Massachusetts have received the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine, a new milestone in the state's fight against the coronavirus.