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  The Berkshire Eagle

  

  3 days ago

  The latest COVID surge may be leveling off. But Berkshire County remains in the high level of community impact

  berkshireeagle.com - By Clarence Fanto, Eagle correspondent

  Daily COVID-19 caseloads are down 13 percent in the past two weeks; at least one out of five Berkshire residents have been infected since the start …

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  The Berkshire Eagle

  

  3 days ago

  All children aged 5 to 11 are eligible for COVID boosters. Here's what you need to know

  berkshireeagle.com - By The Berkshire Eagle

  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to children 5 to 11 years old — in …

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  The Berkshire Eagle

  

  5 days ago

  Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5

  berkshireeagle.com - By Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press

  Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday, another step toward shots …

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  The Berkshire Eagle

  

  The why of COVID-19’s ‘fifth wave’ in the Berkshires

  berkshireeagle.com - Larry Parnass

  PITTSFIELD — Why, we asked three local experts, did Berkshire County find its way this week to the top of a national list for highest rates of …

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  The Berkshire Eagle

  

  New COVID-19 cases put Berkshire County among hardest-hit areas in continental U.S.

  berkshireeagle.com

  PITTSFIELD — New daily cases of COVID-19 in Berkshire County pushed the region this week to the top of national lists, second only to a Connecticut …

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  The Berkshire Eagle

  

  As a new omicron variant drives up COVID case numbers, Pittsfield's sewage data hints we're nearing a 'plateau'

  berkshireeagle.com - Meg Britton-Mehlisch

  PITTSFIELD — A variant of the omicron strain of the coronavirus is responsible for the current wave of cases running through Pittsfield — and the …