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Berkshire public-health official urges special commission on H5N1 after gaps in regional preparedness
5571763 · June 11, 2025
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A Tri-Town Board of Health medical director told the Joint Committee that recent reviews show local emergency-preparedness gaps and urged creation of a special commission on avian influenza (H.2385) to coordinate state and local response.
Dr. Charles Kenny, chair of the Tri-Town Board of Health (Lee, Lenox and Stockbridge in Berkshire County), urged the Joint Committee on Public Health to support H.2385 to authorize a special commission to improve preparedness and response for highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1).
Kenny said regional emergency-preparedness reviews found…
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