Politics & Government

Updated COVID-19 Booster Shots Arrive At Peabody Institute Library

Starting Tuesday, the library's ongoing weekly coronavirus vaccination clinic will offer the bivalent booster for omicron mutations.

The Peabody Institute Library's weekly ongoing COVID-19 vaccination clinics will offer the bivalent booster shots targeting omicron mutations starting on Tuesday.
The Peabody Institute Library's weekly ongoing COVID-19 vaccination clinics will offer the bivalent booster shots targeting omicron mutations starting on Tuesday. (Scott Souza/Patch)

PEABODY, MA — The Peabody Institute Library's weekly ongoing COVID-19 vaccination clinics will offer the bivalent booster shots targeting omicron mutations starting on Tuesday.

All variations of the Pfizer vaccine are available based on age.

The new booster is available for those 12 years old and older. The original booster shot is still available for children between 5 and 11 years old and the original youth strength vaccine is available for children from six months to 5 years old.

Find out what's happening in Peabodyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The Mass General Brigham clinics are from 3 to 6 p.m. each Tuesday at the library's main courtyard and tech lab.

The vaccinations remain free with free blood pressure screening available as well.

Find out what's happening in Peabodyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

(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.)

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