Pittsfield, MA- With the vaccine in plentiful supply this year, the Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association has scheduled twenty flu vaccine clinics throughout Central and South Berkshire during the month of November. Also available at these clinics is the pneumonia vaccine.
Medicare recipients are fully covered for the cost of the flu shot and must present their Medicare card at the time of the vaccination. The cost to all others is $15. The flu vaccine clinics presented by the Berkshire VNA are open to all adults, regardless of age who wish to receive a flu shot. Youths between the ages of 13 and 17 may get the shot at the clinics, but must first present a doctor's prescription.
The flu and pneumonia vaccine clinics will be held on:
November 1- Berkshire Medical Center Hillcrest Campus- 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
November 2- Mt. Carmel Church, Pittsfield- 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
November 4- Sheffield Dewey Hall- 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
November 5- Jewish Federation of the Berkshires- 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
November 6- Lenox Community House- 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
November 7- Great Barrington Senior Center- 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
November 10- St. Stephen's Church, Pittsfield- 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
November 13- Christian Center, Pittsfield- 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
November 14- Berkshire Medical Center Hillcrest Campus- 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
November 15- Dalton Community Center- 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
November 16- St. Joseph's Church, Pittsfield- 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
November 18- Housatonic Community House- 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
November 19- Lanesborough Town Hall- 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
November 19- Hancock School- 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
November 20- Hinsdale Town Hall 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
November 21- Monterey Town Hall- 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
November 25- First Congregational Church, Gt. Barrington- 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Additionally, the Berkshire VNA is providing flu and pneumonia vaccine clinics at senior housing centers. Schedules for those clinics are posted at each site.
For more information on the flu and pneumonia vaccine clinics, call the Berkshire VNA at 447-2862.
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Winter Storm Warning Issued for Berkshires
Another snowstorm is expected to move through the region overnight on Friday, bringing 5 to 8 inches of snow. This is updated from Thursday's winter weather advisory.
The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has posted a winter storm warning for all of Berkshire County and parts of eastern New York State beginning Friday at 4 p.m. through Saturday at 1 p.m.
The region could see heavy to moderate snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour overnight, tapering off Saturday morning to flurries.
Drivers should exercise caution on Friday night and Saturday morning, as travel conditions may be hazardous.
Saturday night should be clear and calm, but warming temperatures means freezing rain Sunday night and rain through Monday with highs in the 40s. The forecast isn't much better through the week as temperatures dip back into the teens with New Year's Eve looking cloudy and frigid.
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