Past Vaccine Announcements
Massachusetts COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
All Individuals Age 16+ Are Now Eligible for a COVID-19 Vaccine
Beginning Monday, April 19th, all individuals age 16+ are eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine. Pfizer vaccine is authorized for people age 16+ and the Moderna vaccine is authorized for people age 18+.
Massachusetts COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Timeline
Ramp Down of Lynn Tech Vaccination Site
City of Lynn and Lynn Community Health Center Announce Ramp Down of Lynn Tech Vaccination Site June 24, 2021 Update Vaccines will continue to be offered at City Hall, Health Center, and Mobile Operation
The City of Lynn and Lynn Community Health Center are announcing the gradual closure of the Lynn Tech Vaccination Site at the end of June. This vaccination site which began in February when vaccine rollout was ramping up, has been an enormous success in large part due to the incredible partnership and collaboration between the City of Lynn Department of Public Health and the Lynn Community Health Center with staffing assistance from Mass General Brigham, the Town of Nahant, and the National Guard.
Saturday, June 26th will be the last first dose session offered at the Lynn Tech Vaccination Clinic. There will be second dose only clinics offered at Lynn Tech every Thursday from 1 PM until 8 PM beginning July 1st for the rest of the month.
Read The Complete Press Release From Mayor McGee
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End of Pre-Registration System Announcement
The Baker-Polito Administration announced plans to close the Commonwealth’s vaccine preregistration system by the end of May. The COVID-19 Vaccine Finder at vaxfinder.mass.gov will remain available, with over 900 locations listed across the state.
The Administration also announced the expansion of the state’s Homebound Vaccination Program to support in-home vaccinations for all eligible residents who are unable to get to a vaccine site, beginning Monday, May 24. Individuals can call (833) 983-0485 to register for an in-home vaccination or visit https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-homebound-vaccination-program for more information.
The registration phone line is open Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM and has representatives who speak English and Spanish, as well as translation services available in 100+ languages.
Anuncio de fin del sistema de preinscripción
La Administración Baker-Polito anunció planes para cerrar el sistema de pre-registro de vacunas del Commonwealth antes del fin de mayo. El Buscador de vacunas COVID-19 en vaxfinder.mass.gov seguirá estar disponible, con más de 900 ubicaciones enumeradas en todo el estado.
La Administración también anunció la expansión del Programa de Vacunación en el Hogar del estado para apoyar las vacunas en el hogar para todos los residentes elegibles que no pueden llegar a un sitio de vacunación, a partir del lunes 24 de mayo. Las personas pueden llamar al (833) 983-0485 para registrarse para una vacuna en el hogar o visite https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-homebound-vaccination-program para obtener más información.
La línea telefónica de registro está abierta de lunes a viernes de 9AM a 5PM Y tiene representantes que hablan inglés y español, así como servicios de traducción disponibles en más de 100 idiomas.
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Massachusetts COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
Lynn Community Health Center and Lynn Department of Public Health Announce COVID-19 Vaccination Site at Lynn Tech Field House for Lynn and Nahant Residents
The Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC), Lynn Department of Public Health (DPH), and Nahant Department of Public Health have partnered to open a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Lynn Vocational Technical Institute Field House at 80 Neptune Blvd. beginning Monday, February 1st. People who live or work in Lynn and Nahant, or are patients of Lynn Community Health Center, and are eligible based on the State’s Vaccination Plan, can access free vaccines at this location by appointment only at this time.
Appointments at the Lynn Tech Fieldhouse site can be scheduled online by visiting this website. Due to high demand and constrained vaccine supply, COVID-19 vaccination appointments are limited at this time. Appointments will be added on a rolling basis based on supply from the Federal Government. The City and LCHC are currently working to establish a call-in center where residents can also make appointments by phone for the Lynn Tech site.
If there are no appointments available at the Lynn Tech site, residents may also try to schedule appointments at the State’s regional mega vaccination site in Danvers located at the Double Tree Hilton or other listed local pharmacies distributing vaccines in the area. These locations and access to online appointment platforms can be found on the State’s interactive map of COVID-19 vaccination sites.
In an effort to make vaccinations as accessible as possible to our most vulnerable members of our elderly population, the Lynn DPH is also working with the Lynn Housing Authority to establish on-site vaccinations at all Lynn low-income and affordable senior housing buildings within the city in the coming weeks. This has the ability to reach over 3,000 seniors in our community.
Public Health experts advise that people who are vaccinated still follow the public health protocols such as wearing a mask, washing your hands, and staying 6 feet away from others. Please visit the City of Lynn COVID-19 Resources Page which now includes a Vaccine FAQ tab that will be updated as information evolves.
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Mayor Thomas McGee & Lynn Department of Public Health Announce Upcoming COVID Vaccine Clinics for Lynn Educators & Essential Workers
LYNN – Mayor Thomas McGee and the City of Lynn Department of Public Health are pleased to announce additional upcoming Lynn Educator and Essential Worker Vaccination Clinics.
The next clinic will be held on Friday, March 26th at the Breed Middle School Gym, 90 O’Callaghan Way. Moderna first dose vaccines will be administered at this Friday’s clinic. Both educators and essential workers can register for an appointment for the March 26th clinic at https://www.maimmunizations.org//reg/6150200972.
Additionally, two (2) Essential Workers ONLY Vaccination Clinics will be held next Monday, March 29th and Tuesday March 30th also at the Breed Middle School Gym. The Johnson & Johnson single dose vaccine will be distributed at these Essential Workers Only clinics.
Essential Workers ONLY Clinics Registration
March 29th: https://www.maimmunizations.org//reg/9253601669
March 30th: https://www.maimmunizations.org//reg/0668251996
Eligible educators and essential workers include the following who live or work in Lynn:
• K-12 educators, childcare workers, and staff,
• Restaurant or café workers, food, meatpacking, beverage, agriculture, consumer goods, retail, or food service workers and grocery or convenience store workers
• Food pantry workers or volunteers
• Medical supply chain workers, vaccine development workers
• Transit/Transportation workers, public works, water, wastewater, utility workers, sanitation workers, public health workers
• Court system workers
• Funeral directors and workers
Pre-registration for these educator and essential worker clinics is required and appointments are on a first come first serve basis. Once the allotted appointments for the clinic are filled, registration will be closed. Those who schedule an appointment are instructed to bring a photo ID, their health insurance card, and a signed copy of the State’s Self-Attestation Form with them to their appointment. Lack of a driver’s license, social security number, or insurance is not a barrier to receiving the vaccine.
The Lynn Department of Public Health, Lynn Community Health Center, and Mass General Brigham Hospital System are working together on a mobile vaccination effort in Lynn. Pending vaccine supply, more information will follow.
All eligible groups can register for appointments at the Lynn Tech Vaccination site and the State’s mass vaccination site located north of Boston at the Danvers Doubletree Hotel. Registration for the state’s mass vaccination site is at this link.
Educators are also able to register for appointments through the federal retail pharmacy program’s CVS website, and the State has designated educator specific clinics at their 7 mass vaccination sites across the state on March 27th, April 3rd, April 10th, and April 11th.
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Mayor Thomas McGee & Lynn Department of Public Health Announce 4 COVID Vaccine Clinics for Lynn Educators
Eligible Educators Can Register for the March 19th Clinic By Clicking Here
LYNN – Mayor Thomas McGee and the City of Lynn Department of Public Health are pleased to announce four (4) upcoming Lynn Educator Vaccination Clinics. K-12 educators, childcare workers, and staff, who live or work in Lynn are eligible to make an appointment at these clinics.
The clinics, the first of which will take place the evening of Friday, March 19th, will be held at the Breed Middle School Gym, 90 O’Callaghan Way. The City is offering these clinics to align with the State’s recommendation that local vaccine providers designate alternative vaccine clinics specifically for educators in an effort to return to in-person learning.
Pre-registration for these educator clinics is required and appointments are on a first come first serve basis. Once the allotted appointments for the clinic are filled, registration will be closed. Those who schedule an appointment are instructed to bring a photo ID, their health insurance card, and a signed copy of the State’s Self-Attestation Form with them to their appointment. Lack of a driver’s license, social security number, or insurance is not a barrier to receiving the vaccine.
The Lynn Health Department will release the pre-registration link for the remaining three (3) Educator Clinics the week of that respective clinic on the City’s COVID-19 Vaccine Page.
Pending confirmation of vaccine supply, those clinics will take place on the evenings of March 26th, April 2nd, and April 9th.
Educators are also able to register for appointments through the federal retail pharmacy program’s CVS website, and at the Lynn Tech Vaccination site.
Additionally, the State has designated specific clinics at their 7 mass vaccination sites across the state on March 27th, April 3rd, April 10th, and April 11th. The mass vaccination site located north of Boston is at the Danvers Doubletree Hotel. Registration for the state’s mass vaccination site is at this link.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic For Veterans
Lynn-Swampscott Veterans Services are pleased to announce the Department of Veterans Affairs Bedford Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic for Veterans
Saturday February 20th 9 AM until 4 PM at the Breed Middle Sschool 90 O'Callaghan Way Lynn MA.
Please call for appointments (781) 687- 4000
Important Read Before Attending:
- Masks and physical distance are required
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Clinic will be first come first serve
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Veterans must be age 50 or older
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Veterans must be enrolled in VA healthcare
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Designated caregivers enrolled in the VA caregiver support program are eligible.
A Second Vaccination Clinic is scheduled for March 13th 2021
Lynn and Swampscott veterans may contact director Mike Sweeney and Veterans' Services with any questions (781) 586-6911
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Massachusetts and City of Lynn Department of Public Health
COVID-19 Vaccine Past FAQ Updates
Effective Thursday, March 11,2021 K-12 and early childhood educators and staff, and child care workers, will be eligible to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments.
Phase 2 Step 2 of State Vaccination Plan Begins Thursday, February 18th
Phase 2 Step 2 of State Vaccination Plan Began Thursday, February 18th
Residents age 65+, those with two chronic health conditions and K-12 educators, child care workers and K-12 school staff will be eligible to book a COVID-19 Vaccine appointment at any state vaccination site, including Lynn Tech.
You can visit the states preregistration webpage to book your appointment.
Phase 2 Groups:
- Individuals 16 and older with two or more of certain medical conditions (defined below) are in Group 2 of Phase 2. This group will be eligible to receive the vaccine beginning February 18th.
- K-12 Educators, childcare workers, and K-12 staff are eligible as of March 11th
- Individuals 16 and older with one of these certain medical conditions are in Group 4 of Phase 2. This group is not yet eligible.
Phase 2 eligible conditions include:
- Cancer
- Chronic kidney disease
- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Down Syndrome
- Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies
- Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from solid organ transplant*
- Obesity and severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 kg/m2 or higher)
- Pregnancy
- Sickle cell disease
- Smoking
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Asthma (moderate-to-severe)
COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available at Lynn Tech Fieldhouse for people who live or work in Lynn & Nahant or are Lynn Community Health Center Patients and meet state eligibility requirements (Massachusetts Phase 1 & Phase 2 Steps 1 & 2: 65 year of age or older or with two or more chronic health conditions. Residents age 75+ may be accompanied by one caregiver who can book an appointment themselves.)
Please visit https://www.lchcnet.org/covid-19-vaccine-scheduling to make an appointment online.Residents can call 2-1-1 to make an appointment 7 days a week.
Governor Baker Announced A New Policy allowing one caregiver per 75+ person to also schedule their own appointment for a vaccine at the same time in an effort to support more 75 and older people getting vaccinated. Caregivers will be required to self-attest that they are accompanying a 75+ person.
Appointments for 75+ people and their caregivers should be scheduled for the same day, as close together as possible. If a caregiver is accompanying a 75+ person to their second dose, they may still schedule an appointment for themselves for their first dose, and then come alone to their second dose appointment.
Vaccine prioritization will occur in phases:
Phase 1 - (December 2020 – February 2021)
Listed in order of priority:
Phase 2 - (February-March 2021)
Listed in order of priority:
Not yet eligible
- Group 2: Individuals age 65+, individuals with 2+ certain medical conditions (only those conditions listed as at increased risk for severe illness), and/or residents and staff of low income and affordable senior housing.
- Group 3: Other workers, including:
- Early education, K-12, transit, grocery, utility, food and agriculture, restaurant and cafe workers;
- Employees across the food, beverages, agriculture, consumer goods, retail, and foodservice sectors;
- Meatpackers;
- Sanitation, public works and public health workers;
- Vaccine development workers;
- Food pantry workers and volunteers;
- Transit/transportation: Uber/Lyft/ride share services/pharmacy delivery drivers, workers in the passenger ground transportation industry (e.g. paratransit for people with Disabilities, food delivery, non-urgent medical transport), Massport workers other than police;
- Convenience store workers (under grocery workers);
- Water and wastewater utility staff
- Court system workers (judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, clerks), other than court officers who are listed under first responders
- Medical supply chain workers
- Workers at manufacturers (including biotechnology companies and those companies that have shifted production to medical supplies), materials and parts suppliers, technicians, logistics and warehouse operators, printers, packagers, distributors of medical products and equipment (including third party logistics providers, and those who test and repair), personal protective equipment (PPE), isolation barriers, medical gases, pharmaceuticals (including materials used in radioactive drugs), dietary supplements, commercial health products, blood and blood products, vaccines, testing materials, laboratory supplies, cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting or sterilization supplies (including dispensers), sanitary goods, personal care products, pest control products, and tissue and paper towel products.
- Funeral directors and funeral workers
- Shipping port and terminal workers
- Group 4: Individuals with one certain medical condition
Phase 3 -
(Starting April 2021)
If your group is not specifically listed in either Phase 1 or Phase 2, you will be eligible to receive the vaccine in Phase 3, which we expect to launch in April. The vaccine is expected to be available to
the general public, including:
- Higher education workers, including administrators, teaching and non-teaching staff;
- Bottled beverage industry workers;
- Veterinarians
