Still Dozens Of Appointments Left For Marlborough Booster Clinic

MARLBOROUGH, MA — One of the best reasons to leave home during an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases is to get a booster shot.

The second of two Marlborough Board of Health booster shot clincis will take place on Wednesday. This is the second appointment-only clinic this month following one held on Jan. 12. The second clinic will provide Moderna boosters, and you can sign up for a slot here. The clinics will be held at the Bethel Presbyterian Church and Jericho Hill Lodge.

There were still dozens of appointments left as of Tuesday morning, according to the signup page.

Booster shots have been approved for anyone who has been fully vaccinated six or more months ago (five months people who got two doses of Moderna). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has also approved mixing shots for the booster — for example, someone who got two Pfizer doses can get a Moderna booster.

Although vaccinated people can still get COVID-19, vaccines provide a high level of protection against severe disease, hospitalization and death, according to health officials.

Coronavirus cases have been surging to all-time highs across the state thanks to the omicron variant. In Marlborough, the city was adding about 2,343 new cases per day per 100,000 residents over the week ending Jan. 15. That's actually down from the week ending Jan. 5, when the city was adding 2,916 new cases per day per 100,000 residents.

During the previous surge one year ago, Marlborough reached a high of 423 active cases on Jan. 15, 2021. During that same time, Marlborough was only adding about 89 new cases per day per 100,000 residents.