Coronavirus Booster Shot Clinic Coming To Milford Area

MILFORD, MA — If you're on the hunt for a coronavirus booster shot, there's a clinic coming to the Milford area soon.

Nipmuc Regional High School will offer boosters to anyone over 18 during a Dec. 11 event. Local residents must make an appointment in advance.

Gov. Charlie Baker last month began allowing anyone in the state to get a booster — as long as they were over 18 and had received a second dose more than six months ago. In the lead up to Thanksgiving, booster appointments became scarce. There were also problems reported with online scheduling systems run by CVS and Walgreens, two of the main sources for booster shots.

Boosters are available for the Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson versions of the vaccine. Getting a booster now may be more important than ever — on Wednesday, Massachusetts posted the first statewide positive test rate above 5 perecnt since January.

The Nipmuc Regional clinic, 90 Pleasant St., Upton, will run from 9 to 11:30 a.m., according to the Milford Board of Health.