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As COVID reporting scaled back, some still want the data "> Rowen Hashim, 11, left, with her mother, Jill Johnson, stepfather Tim Sossa and baby brother Nathaniel Sossa, discuss their views on the COVID vaccine for teens in Northampton last month. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Published: 7/6/2021 7:56:30 PM EASTHAMPTON — When the city’s public health nurse, Amy Hardt, created a COVID-19 dashboard in March, just under 6% of eligible Easthampton and Westhampton residents had been vaccinated against the virus, and Easthampton was in the state’s second-highest risk category for COVID-19 transmission. Over the months, Hardt’s weekly updates have shifted into a more optimistic picture: In a Tuesday morning update, Hardt reported that just three confirmed cases of COVID-19 had been recorded in Easthampton throughout June, all of which were mild. Meanwhile, 65% of eligible Easthampton and Westhampton residents are fully vaccinated, while 73% are at least partially vaccinated.