CHP Berkshires Offering Second Senior Covid Vaccine

10:36AM / Thursday, March 21, 2024Print Story | Email Story

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — CHP Mobile Health is now offering the second updated Covid-19 vaccine to adults 65 and older, and to people of all ages who are immunocompromised.

Vaccines are available with the CHP Mobile Health teams whenever they are on the road. The schedule can be found at chpberkshires.org/mobile.

Data continues to show the importance of vaccination to protect those most at risk for severe outcomes of COVID-19. An additional dose of the updated COVID-19 vaccine may restore protection that has waned since a fall vaccine dose, providing increased protection to adults ages 65 years and older, according to the CDC.

Adults 65 years and older are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. More than half of COVID-19 hospitalizations during October 2023 to December 2023 occurred in this age group, the CDC reported.

"CHP Mobile Health is a quick and convenient way for people to get their second updated vaccine, whether or not you are a patient of CHP Berkshires," said Michelle Derr, senior vice present of CHP Family Services and Mobile Health. "We encourage our Berkshire residents to take advantage of this service to update their vaccines."

The second dose of the updated vaccine is given at least four months after the first dose was received.

Patients with questions may contact CHP Mobile Health at (413) 528-0457.

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Elevated Mercury Level Found in Center Pond Fish

11:41AM / Friday, December 19, 2025

BECKET, Mass. — The state Department of Public Health has issued an advisory after a mercury-contaminated fish was found in Center Pond.

According to a letter sent to the local Board of Health from the Division of Environmental Toxicology, Hazard Assessment and Prevention, elevated levels of mercury were measured in the sample taken from the pond.

The concentration in the fish exceeded DPH's action level of 0.5 milligrams per kilogram, or parts per million.

"This indicates that daily consumption of fish from the waterbody may pose a health concern. Therefore, DPH has issued a FCA for Center Pond recommending that sensitive populations should not eat chain pickerel and all other people should limit consumption of chain pickerel to 2 meals/month," the letter states.

The letter specifically points to chain pickerel, but the 60-acre pond also has largemouth and smallmouth bass and yellow perch.

The "sensitive populations" include children younger than 12, those who are nursing, pregnant, or who may become pregnant.

The Toxicology Division recommends reducing intake of "large, predatory fish" or fish that feed on the bottoms of waterbodies, such as largemouth bass and carp. More information on safely eating fish can be found here.

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