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Berkshire Health Systems Now Offering COVID Antibody Testing

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Josh Landes
Published June 5, 2020 at 3:32 PM EDT
A sign with directions for various departments of a hospital stands at a crossroads
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The main sign at Berkshire Medical Center's Pittsfield, Massachusetts campus

Berkshire County’s largest healthcare provider is now providing coronavirus antibody testing to anyone in the community with a lab order from a physician. Berkshire Health Systems Director of Media Relations Michael Leary says while the tests can indicate whether someone has had COVID-19, they cannot confirm an immunity to the vicious strain of coronavirus behind the global pandemic. Leary spoke Friday with WAMC.
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Josh Landes
Josh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018 after working at stations including WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Berkshire County, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. You can reach him at jlandes@wamc.org with questions, tips, and/or feedback.
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