North Shore Health Departments Band Together For COVID-19 Boosters

BEVERLY, MA — Six public health departments on the North Shore are banding together in an effort to get residents boosted against COVID-19 heading into the holiday season.

The health departments from Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott will combine to host three of the vaccine clinics during the week before Thanksgiving.

The first will be at the Beverly Senior Center at 90 Colon Street on Nov. 15 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

The second will be at the Salem Community Life Center at 401 Bridge Street on Nov. 16 from 9 to 11 a.m.

The third will be at the Danvers Council on Aging at 25 Stone Street on Nov. 17 from 2 to 5 p.m.

The bivalent booster shots are available to all residents 18 years old or older. Anyone who has not received a COVID-19 shot within the past two months is eligible.

The Moderna bivalent vaccine will be the one available.

Pre-registration is required for these clinics and can be done here. Those with insurance should bring their insurance cards with them.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)