Town Of Danvers: COVID Update: Testing, Vaccination & Boosters Available For Danvers Residents

Press release from the Town of Danvers:

2021-12-18

The Town of Danvers wishes all residents a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season.  With cases again on the rise, residents are advised to exercise caution when meeting with friends and family or gathering in public places such as malls, restaurants, and entertainment venues.

The Commonwealth’s Department of Public Health is tracking worrisome trends related to COVID-19 positivity rates and hospitalizations.  Since Halloween, the Town’s case count has been steadily increasing, which will likely continue due to holiday gatherings, colder weather, and the impact of emerging variants.

Masks, hand washing, and social distancing remain potent tools in preventing the spread of COVID-19.  Additionally, to protect yourselves and those around you to the fullest extent possible, we strongly encourage all residents older than five-years-old to get vaccinated.

Hundreds of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered safely, with negligible adverse reactions reported.  COVID-19 vaccines effectively protect people from getting sick and significantly lower the severity of illness, emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and deaths among those with a breakthrough infection.  According to the most recent CDC data, unvaccinated people are 6x times more likely to suffer from severe illness, 9x more likely to require hospitalization, and 14x more likely to die from COVID-19 complications.

Currently, the Town’s vaccination rate is robust and still climbing – over 77% of those eligible for the vaccine have already done so, with another 8% in the process.  Almost every age cohort has surpassed, or soon will, 80% – recognized by the Commonwealth as a milestone in the fight against COVID.

TESTING

The Town of Danvers, in partnership with Cataldo Ambulance, will offer FREE PCR testing for residents at the High School, 60 Cabot Street, on Tuesday, December 21 from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM; Thursday, December 23 from 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM; Tuesday, December 28 from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM; Thursday, December 30 from 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.  Please use this link to register here.  While appointments are not needed, proof of residency is required, so please be sure to bring your license!

You can also find PCR COVID testing through the Commonwealth’s website here.

WHERE TO GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE

The Town of Danvers, in partnership with Cataldo Ambulance, will offer FREE vaccinations and boosters to all eligible residents at the High School, 60 Cabot Street, on Thursday, December 30, 2021 from Noon to 6:00 PM.  Registration will open early next week and a link will be posted here.

The Commonwealth’s website, vaxfinder.mass.gov, is the best way to identify locations for your vaccination or booster shots, including a site located in Danvers at North Shore Community College, located at 1 Ferncroft Road.

HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS

Homebound individuals who cannot safely leave their home to receive a vaccine are also eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and are encouraged to contact the Commonwealth’s In-Home Vaccination Central Intake Line at 833-983-0485, Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

This press release was produced by the Town of Danvers. The views expressed here are the author’s own.