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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Gov. Charlie Baker is optimistic that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine approved for emergency use over the weekend will accelerate the effort to get more Massachusetts residents protected against COVID-19,
Local vaccine coordinators will open up a “very limited” number of first-dose appointments after receiving a delayed and smaller-than-usual allocation of doses.
Big E remains ‘in the running’ as site for regional vaccine collaborative, but not chosen in state’s latest round
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
WEST SPRINGFIELD Massachusetts announced Wednesday 11 new collaborative regional COVID-19 vaccination sites, but a proposed three-community site at the Big E wasn’t one of them.
“But we are in the running if supply (of doses) increases,” West Springfield Mayor William Reichelt said following Gov. Charlie Baker’s announcement. “If we just had more doses, I think everybody would be happy. But I guess that goes for everyone across the country.”
The Big E clinic was proposed by Westfield, West Springfield, Agawam and Southwick because the state has pulled back from supplying doses to smaller clinics run by local health departments.