Adrian Elliot wants Black and Latino county residents, and all people of color in the Berkshires, to know that he thinks the COVID-19 vaccines are âamazing.â
Speaking at a panel dedicated to assuaging vaccine concerns among people of color, Elliot, chief of emergency medicine at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, stressed that the vaccines were proved safe and effective in clinical trials that included thousands of Black and Latino people.
And while he thinks âamazingâ is a word that should be reserved for rare occasions, like landing a rover on Mars, he happily applied it to the vaccines.
âDo [the vaccines] work?â Elliot asked. âShort answer, they work. Slightly longer answer, they work really well.â
THE WAIT FOR VACCINE ACCESS: The state reported Tuesday that since Feb. 17, about a week ago, the state has received 144,345 doses of vaccine. That’s not nearly enough to
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NORTH ADAMS â City Councilor Jason LaForest says he is exploring a run for mayor, after an announcement from current North Adams Mayor Tom Bernard that he will not seek a third term.
LaForest, who first was elected in 2017 and is serving his second year as the councilâs vice president, told The Eagle it is âalmost certainâ that he will pull papers to run in April.
Though LaForest confirmed his plans with local reporters Tuesday, he said he had been considering the run since before Bernardâs announcement and has received a positive response so far.
âNorth Adams truly needs broad, transparent leadership,â he said. âThat reflects who we are as a community, where we have been and where we need to go together, against the backdrop of tight finances.â