LYNN — The COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Lynn Tech will begin to ramp down its operations at the end of the month, the city and Lynn Community Health Center (LHCH) announced Thursday.
Saturday, June 26 will be the last first-dose session offered at the clinic. There will be second-dose-only clinics offered at that location every Thursday from 1 to 8 p.m. beginning July 1 and continuing for the rest of the month.
“I am incredibly proud of and thankful for our teams from the City of Lynn and Lynn Community Health Center for their outstanding efforts to establish and operate the Lynn Tech vaccination site,” said Mayor Thomas M. McGee. “There are many people behind the scenes and on the front lines on site that stepped up and worked tirelessly to ensure that the process was accessible and as smooth as possible for our community as they became eligible to receive the vaccine.”
In addition to the Lynn Tech site, the city worked with other community health organizations to offer mobile vaccine clinics at places of worship, businesses, community organizations and flag-raising events.
As of June 16, 59 percent of Lynn residents have received at least one shot of their COVID-19 vaccine and 51 percent are fully vaccinated. During the height of the vaccination rollout, the Lynn Tech vaccination site was administering over 1,200 vaccines a day and more than 6,000 per week. To date, there have been 83,909 vaccine shots administered and 42,801 people have been fully vaccinated through the clinic and the mobile vaccination efforts.
“The close of the Lynn Tech site is a milestone for us. I am extremely proud of our health center staff for their immense work to quickly develop and operate the Lynn Tech vaccination site,” said LCHC Chief Executive Officer Dr. Kiame Mahaniah. “As a health center, we look forward to this next phase of our vaccine rollout as we continue to provide both vaccinations and vaccine education to our neighbors.”
Beginning Monday, June 28, vaccines will be available at LCHC, 269 Union St., from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Beginning the week of July 12, vaccines will also be available in Lynn City Hall on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Walk-ins will be accepted or appointments can be made on the respective City of Lynn or LCHC websites.
Residents can also schedule appointments through the Lynn Vaccine Call Center by calling 781-595-7747 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10:15 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The city’s mobile vaccination team will also continue its outreach efforts and host clinics throughout the city. Homebound residents can also schedule in-home vaccination appointments though the state by calling 833-983-0485 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The intake line is available in English and Spanish and translators are available in over 100 languages.
“I want to thank all of my public health staff for their hard work, and the Health Center for their partnership to execute the vaccine rollout at such a high level during this once-in-a-lifetime pandemic,” said Lynn Public Health Director Michele Desmarais. “Once the vaccine became available to the public, the Lynn Department of Public Health was able to act quickly and organize mobile vaccination clinics to reach our most vulnerable populations. I am proud of the work we have done and am glad to see the City of Lynn moving past this challenging and difficult pandemic.”
