ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: VACCINES. The Checkup team continues to get requests from older readers for a specific piece of information that remains unavailable. When, they ask, can we sign
CHASING FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: A big tip of the hat to our colleague, Francesca Paris, for gathering up questions about the availability of the coronavirus vaccines in Western Massachusetts
PITTSFIELD â Berkshire County, itâs time to get on the road to health and wellness.
On Monday, The Berkshire Eagle is launching Health & Wellness: Mind, Body and Soul, a multiplatform, multipage special section that will appear at berkshireeagle.com and in the e-edition, with new monthly installments arriving on the last Monday of each month. The section will run in print the day after and will have a companion page in The Shopperâs Guide.
Our Health & Wellness section, sponsored by the Berkshire Food Co-op, Wild Oats, Berkshire Bike and Board, Greylock Audiology, Berkshire Roots and the city of Pittsfield, is designed to keep you feeling your best. It will contain news and information about trends in self care, exercise, nutrition, mental health and much more.
BY THE NUMBERS: Berkshire County saw three new COVID-19 deaths as of Saturday, for a new total of 183 deaths, with the confirmed case count up 78 to 3,937, the
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The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine continues, with congregate care staff and residents up next. But the vast majority of Berkshire County residents are not yet eligible for the vaccine, and strict eligibility restrictions have prompted frustration and questions. Even as other states kick off vaccinations for anyone 65 and older, local officials are required to follow the commonwealth s timeline.
State officials have estimated that the vaccination process will last until June, but local officials say there are too many moving factors to predict when the region might reach a high enough vaccination rate to return to normal life. So far, the county has received enough vaccine for more than 6 percent of its residents, though not all doses have been administered yet.