Town Of Northborough: Free At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits & Pfizer Appointments Available Tuesday 1/25

Press release from the Town of Northborough:

January 19, 2022 - 2:52pm

Free at-home COVID-19 test kitsThe Biden Administration has made free at-home COVID-19 rapid tests available to all residents through a new web-based ordering platform. Each household is entitled to 4 testing kits through this program. These rapid antigen at-home tests can be ordered from the U.S. Post Office at https://special.usps.com/testkits

Pfizer vaccine appointmentsThe Northborough Health Department is hosting a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine clinic for ages 12+ on Tuesday, January 25th from 5-8pm at the Northborough Senior Center. These appointments are open to the public. Pre-registration required. For more information and to signup visit https://tinyurl.com/nboropfizerbooster

Booster EligibilityCDC now recommends that everyone 12 years and older receive a booster shot five months after their initial Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccination series. For more information on vaccine eligibility, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/booster-shot.html

Northborough Town-Wide Mask MandateEffective at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, January 10th, 2022 face coverings that cover the nose and mouth are required for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, aged two years and above in all indoor public spaces in Northborough, including but not limited to restaurants, retail establishments, bars, performance venues, social clubs, event spaces, healthcare facilities and congregate care settings, places of religious worship and municipal buildings, and private spaces open to the public. To view the entire regulation, click here.

Vaccine SafetyThe COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective, and free. Massachusetts launched a website with information on vaccine safety. Visit "COVID-19 VACCINE SAFETY: TRUST THE FACTS"

For more information on the COVID-19 Vaccine visitwww.mass.gov/vaccine

To sign up for COVID-19 notifications visitwww.tinyurl.com/nborosignup

For COVID-19 testing information visitwww.tinyurl.com/nborotesting

For additional COVID-19 information and resources visitwww.town.northborough.ma.us/covid-19-coronavirus-information 

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