STAYING THE COURSE: A close reader of this column got in touch to say she hopes reader reports of frustration over securing a vaccine appointment do not discourage people from
VACCINES FLOWING: State figures released Thursday show an increase in vaccines shipped to the state (up 100,000 doses in a day) and continued progress in getting doses to people in
A Pittsfield police officer directs traffic outside the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Berkshire Community College in February. EAGLE FILE PHOTO
VEXATION NATION REPORTS: The struggle to land vaccine appointments has been terrestrial, but the frustration has one Stockbridge man pondering deep space.
âI could have taken a course in astrophysics in the time I have wasted searching for a vaccine shot,â Mark Mills told us Wednesday morning from Stockbridge. âMy computer mouse is exhausted. My right index finger is begging for a day off. This morning I went to the state vaccine appointment website and saw 18 slots available tomorrow at Berkshire Community College. When I clicked the âscheduleâ button it jumped to the dreaded page that says âno more appointmentsâ which is burning its image onto my laptop screen. I have repeatedly had similar experiences, which are technology breakdowns, not a shortage of vaccine.
As Berkshire County prepares for its first shipment of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines as soon as Thursday, local and state health officials stressed its overall effectiveness and urged people
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