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Pittsfield Officials Urge Caution When Using Vaccine Buddy System
City and law enforcement officials in Pittsfield are urging local seniors to be vigilant as the state’s COVID-19 vaccination buddy system – an initiative meant to increase participation among seniors 75 and older in mass vaccination clinics by having an accompanying “caregiver” receive one as well – has resulted in an alarming increase in direct solicitation and advertising to seniors from individ