VACCINE

Area health officials get update on vaccination, COVID-19 numbers

By DOMENIC POLI - 12/22/21

Health board members from across Franklin County came together Monday afternoon for a virtual roundtable discussion to learn the latest vaccination...

For more businesses, vaccination proof now part of admission

By MARY BYRNE - 8/24/21

With COVID-19 cases on the rise locally and statewide, area businesses and organizations are beginning to request or require their patrons to be...

New drive-thru vaccine clinic to open at GCC

By ANITA FRITZ - 4/21/21

GREENFIELD – A new centralized drive-thru COVID vaccine clinic will open at Greenfield Community College with the first ones being held Thursday...

Sen. Comerford visits Orange clinic she helped link to county vaccine supply

By MARY BYRNE - 4/11/21

ORANGE — Thanks to the advocacy of a local legislator and the work of local volunteers, COVID-19 vaccines continue to make it into the arms of...

Franklin Regional Council of Governments to open one larger vaccination site; spoke clinics to close

By ANITA FRITZ - 4/7/21

The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) and its Cooperative Public Health Service have decided to close spoke COVID-19 vaccine clinics...

COVID-19 vaccines becoming available for veterans, including through Tuesday clinic

By MAX MARCUS - 4/4/21

BERNARDSTON — Vaccines for veterans are gradually becoming available through the region’s Veterans Affairs offices. An outreach clinic on Tuesday...

Forum promotes benefits of being vaccinated: Building ‘community immunity’

By ZACK DeLUCA - 4/1/21

A virtual community forum hosted by LifePath and the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) on Tuesday featured local and state officials...

Village Neighbors offering members rides to COVID-19 vaccinations

By DOMENIC POLI - 3/30/21

Hey, need a lift? Village Neighbors, a nonprofit that helps senior citizens in Wendell, New Salem, Leverett and Shutesbury live at home for as long...

Homebound about to get vaccines

By ANITA FRITZ - 3/28/21

The homebound across Franklin County and beyond will soon start receiving their COVID-vaccines and won’t have to worry about leaving the comfort...

Vaccine rollout rules, supply frustrate county officials

By ANITA FRITZ - 3/24/21

Greenfield Emergency Management Director and Fire Chief Robert Strahan reminded people Monday afternoon that no matter who is administering COVID...

Residents, health officials frustrated over vaccine rollout in Western Mass.

By ANITA FRITZ - 3/16/21

Editor’s Note: This story is the second in a weeklong series honoring the one-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.While progress...