Last week we filmed a PSA with the City of Lynn Public Health Department demonstrating, step-by-step, how to properly administer a at-home COVID-19 test. The video is available in English & Spanish:

Por favor haga clic aquí para la versión en español

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Do you need to get tested for COVID-19?

Testing locations in Lynn at North Shore Community College, Lynn Community Health Cetner, & the Project Beacon site on the Lynnway. These sites all require appointments, please visit the state website by clicking here to book.

Receive 4 free COVID-19 test kits from the USPS

Find out more information & place your order by clicking here.

Lynn Public Schools have updated their COVID-19 Testing program, at-home testing for students & staff

Read more about these changes by clicking here.

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Below is a list of available sites and dates/times for COVID-19 vaccination and boosters in the City of Lynn. If you are aware of other information or vaccination clinics being offered that should be added please send an email to driley@lynntv.org with details.

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LYNN CITY HALL
3 City Hall Square (4th Floor)

Please be advised that due to limited space and staffing capacity at this time, the COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinics hosted at Lynn City Hall are restricted for residents of Lynn and Nahant only. If you do not live in either of those municipalities, your appointment will be canceled or you will be turned away at the door. Thank you in advance. Walk-ins are limited.

Make An Appointment At City Hall or Call (781) 598-4000 and ask for the Department of Public Health Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 AM until 4 PM, Tuesday 8:30 AM until 8 PM, and Friday 8:30 AM until 12:30 PM. Representatives are available in English and Spanish.

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North Shore Community College
300 Broad Street

North Shore Community College (NSCC) is reminding area residents that they can access no-cost COVID-19 vaccinations and testing right in their own backyard – at NSCC’s Lynn Campus, 300 Broad St. 

The Lynn Campus COVID-19 testing trailer is located in the Lynn Campus parking lot off of Washington Street. Lynn testing appointments may be made here https://book.curative.com/sites/34109

Appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters may be made here:  Lynn Campus – https://tinyurl.com/bdcsdcsm

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LYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
269 Union Street

*COVID vaccine and booster appointments at Lynn Community Health Center are for current patients only.

Make An Appointment online or Call (781) 595-7747 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 AM until 8 PM, Thursday from 10 AM until 8 PM, Saturday 8:30 AM until 5 PM, and Sunday 10:15 AM until 5 PM. Representatives are available in English and Spanish.

• Tuesdays from 1pm-7:30pm
  • Ages 12 and up | All vaccines offered
• Wednesdays from 5pm-7:30pm
  • Ages 5-11 | Only Pfizer offered
• Thursdays from 5pm-7:30pm
  • Ages 5-11 | Only Pfizer offered
• Fridays from 1pm-4:30pm
  • Ages 12 and up | All vaccines offered

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Mass General Brigham Mobile Vaccine
71 Linden St.

Being held at the Brickyard Collaborative on Tuesdays from 2-6pm. This mobile vaccination clinic offers the J&J and Pfizer vaccines.

*No appointment or insurance needed. Anyone in the community can receive a vaccine or Booster Shot at this location. You do not have to be a Mass General Brigham patient.

Current Mass General Brigham/North Shore Physicians Group patients can make a vaccine and/or booster shot appoint:  https://covidvaccine.massgeneralbrigham.org/

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TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE

MassHealth

If you have insurance through MassHealth, please call 1-800-841-2900 to schedule your transportation to your vaccine appointment. SCO, OneCare, and PACE should continue to use the transportation services offered by their managed care provider.

Greater Lynn Senior Services (GLSS)

Clients can call (781) 599-0110 to schedule transportation. You can also visit their website for the GLSS Mobility Links Service. The Travel Counseling Center is also available to assist Monday-Friday 9am-5pm by calling 888-499-5324.

The RIDE

The RIDE through the MBTA offers transportation for eligible clients as well

Who is eligible?

• People who have a disability (temporary or permanent) that prevents them from using traditional public transit. 
• If you’ve had a medical emergency, your licensed healthcare provider can request thirty days of The RIDE for you that starts immediately.
• Out-of-town visitors with disabilities may also be eligible to use The RIDE.

Please visit the MBTA The RIDE website or contact the RIDE Eligibility Center (TREC) at 617-337-2727 to learn how to apply to the RIDE and to determine eligibility.

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Homebound Vaccination Program

In-home vaccinations are for homebound individuals who are not able to leave their home to get to a vaccination site, even with assistance. These individuals require either:

• Ambulance or two-person assistance to leave the home, or
• Are not able to leave the home for medical appointments under normal circumstances, or
• Have considerable difficulty and/or require significant support to leave the home for medical appointments.

Organizations who support individuals who are homebound and may require an in-home vaccination may contact the State Homebound Vaccination Central Intake Line at (833) 983-0485. Monday-Friday 9 AM until 5 PM. The Intake Line is available in English or Spanish and will have translators available in 100 additional languages.

Homebound Vaccination Resource Guide March 2021 | Medical Reserve Corps Overview March 2021

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Retail pharmacies

The following is a list of retail pharmacy location currently offering the COVID-19 vaccine and/or booster. Please contact these pharmacies or use vaxfinder.mass.gov to schedule an appointment.

• Walgreens – 21 Joyce Street
• CVS – 200 South Common Street
• Stop & Shop – 35 Washington Street
• Walmart – 780 Lynnway
• Walgreens – 841 Western Ave.
• Walgreens – 158 Lewis Street
• CVS – 65 Boston Street
• CVS – 509 Eastern Ave.
• Walgreens – 290 Broadway
• Other retail locations available in surrounding cities like Salem & Swampscott

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Other ways to get your vaccine & booster shots in MA

For more details on how to book an appointment at other locations, you can visit www.mass.gov/COVIDvaccine or visit https://vaxfinder.mass.gov/ to find the vaccine site nearest you.

Home Vaccination Central Intake Line

Residents who are homebound and unable to get to a vaccine location can call the Home Vaccination Central InResidents who are homebound and unable to get to a vaccine location can call the Home Vaccination Central Intake Line at (833) 983-0485 Monday through Friday from 9 AM until 5 PM. Representatives are available in English and Spanish and there is access to translators to over 100 languages as well.

COVID-19 Scheduling 2-1-1 Telephone Line

• Dial 2-1-1 and select prompt for “Help Scheduling a Vaccine Appointment”
• Dedicated line 7 days a week to residents without access to the internet
• Live call center workers available in English and Spanish, and 100 additional languages will be available through translators.

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The above info. was sourced from the City of Lynn & State of MA.
It is current as of February 2, 2022.