Pittsfield Announces Homebound Vaccinations for Residents

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield Health Department announces flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for Pittsfield residents who are homebound (cannot leave home without considerable and taxing effort, or where it is medically inadvisable).
 
People should speak with their physicians to see if they should also get a pneumonia or RSV vaccination. These vaccinations are the best way to prevent and/or reduce serious illness and hospitalization. Vaccination is also a key step in preventing family and friends who are at high risk for serious illness from getting sick as well.
 
Homebound residents who are seeking flu and COVID-19 vaccinations should call the Pittsfield Health Department at (413) 499-9411. Department staff will schedule a time for the public health nurse to make a home visit to administer vaccinations. There is no out of pocket charge for this service.
 
In addition, public flu and COVID-19 clinics have been scheduled and appointments are required.
 
To register for any of our public flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinics, visit https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/pittsfield
 
Registration is available in most languages. For questions, call the Health Department at (413) 499-9411.
 
As a reminder, COVID-19 tests are available for free at the Health Department located at 100 North Street, mezzanine level.

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Dalton Water Chief Says Lead in Lines Unlikely

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — Some residents received an "alarming" notice from the Water Department about the possibility of lead pipes or solder in some homes, but officials assured them not to worry.
 
The notice is a result of a new rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at the federal level to ensure that there is no lead in anybody's drinking water, Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson said during a Select Board meeting last week. 
 
"Going forward, there's additional regulations regarding that, and the water district has sent out letters … that says you may have lead pipes. They will be conducting surveys to find out what the extent of the issue is," he said. 
 
Later that week, during a Board of Health meeting, Water Department Superintendent Bob Benlien emphasized that the notice was not an indication of a lead issue in the water system. 
 
The notice was required by the state to help the town gather more data to determine the materials used in the service lines, he said.
 
"It's not saying that we have lead in the water. It's not saying that we have lead in the pipe. It just says that we don't have all of our water lines documented," Benlien said. 
 
Part of the water treatment process is doing corrosion control and pH adjustments to the water to minimize the risk of lead and copper leaching into the water.
 
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