Cape Cod Vaccine Clinics Welcoming Walk-Ins

BARNSTABLE, MA — The days of spending hours online to secure a coronavirus vaccine appointment are over.

Vaccination sites across Barnstable County, including the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis and the Cape Cod Fairgrounds in Falmouth, are now offering walk-in vaccinations, Barnstable County health officials said during a briefing by the Cape Cod COVID-19 Response Task Force. CVS store are also welcoming walk-ins.

"Walk-ins are available universally, said state Sen. Julian Cyr (D-Truo). "It's never been easier."

Walk-ins open at a time when Gov. Charlie Baker said this week the state will ramp down the mass vaccination sites, including at Gillette Stadium, Hynes Convention Center, the Natick Mall and the Danvers DoubleTree Hotel. Baker said the focus has shifted to regional collaborations.

"We are adjusting our vaccine strategy to be more targeted," Baker said during a Monday news conference. "And we'll shift vaccines to smaller-scale operations that can focus on particular communities or particular populations."

Not too long ago, COVID-19 vaccine shots were hard to come by in Massachusetts. But as of Thursday, more than 2.7 million people in the state have been fully vaccinated. More than 6.5 million doses have been administered in total, which includes people have only received one of two Pfizer or Moderna shots.

Walk-ins will be accepted at the following clinics on Cape Cod:

• Cape Cod Fairgrounds, Johnson and Johnson vaccine from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 11
• Cape Cod Fairgrounds, Johnson and Johnson vaccine from 3 a.m. to 6 p.m., May 12
• Harwich Port Health Center (Wellfleet, 11 a.m., 3 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday
• Outer Cape Health Services, all day May 11-14, Provincetown location.
• Barnstable Adult Community Center, 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• Cape Cod Melody Tent: 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., May 14, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., May 17 and 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., May 20.