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.
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SOME FAMOUS FACES IN NORTH ADAMS: That s Attorney General Maura Healey in the right foreground. And a cardboard cut-out of Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. In a recent tweet, Healey posted this photo and these words: Found some Fauci fans in North Adams today at a local vaccination site â one of the busiest I have visited with lines out the door (socially distant of course) and around the corner! Excellent teamwork . Standing between the cut-out and Healey is the city s mayor, Tom Bernard. TWITTER
A WELCOME LOW WITH ONE STATE DATA POINT: Three people died as a result of COVID-19, the state Department of Public Health said Tuesday. That is the lowest daily total since Aug. 5, when the DPH reported two deaths. The seven-day average of deaths, as of Tuesday, as 7.1.
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Quote There should be twice as many primary care doctors in the commonwealth as there are now, and with many doctors nearing retirement in the Berkshires, the need is only going to get worse quickly.
â Dr. Michael Kaplan, president of the Berkshire District Medical Society
The society has increased, from $5,000 to $10,000, the yearly scholarship loan it provides to medical students who are Berkshire County residents, adding a loan forgiveness policy.
If the recipient agrees to return to the Berkshires to practice as a primary physician and stays for three years, one-third of the loan would be reduced each year that the person practices locally.