Swansea, Somerset To Host Regional Vaccination Clinics

SWANSEA, MA — The Towns of Swansea and Somerset will host a series of vaccination clinics as part of a regional collaborative starting Wednesday, May 5.

The clinics will be held on a weekly basis every Wednesday at the Somerset Fire Department as part of a collaboration between the Towns of Swansea, Somerset, Fall River, Attleboro, and Taunton. Each of the five towns will host a respective clinic on an assigned day.

“After weeks of close collaboration with the Fall River, Attleboro and Taunton communities and the Department of Public Health, we are now prepared to host our first clinic next week,” said Swansea and Somerset Public Health Nurse Emily Lachance in a statement. “These upcoming clinics will provide not only our residents but people from throughout the region with closer vaccination sites for them to utilize in any of the five communities.”

The Swansea and Somerset clinics will be hosted in a drive-through manner and begin with approximately 300 appointment per day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Massachusetts residents age 18 or older are eligible to receive the Moderna vaccine and can pre-register for an appointment through the state's vaccine registration system by clicking here or dialing 211.

“Hosting a regional clinic will once again allow the Towns of Somerset and Swansea to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to those in our region in an easily accessible manner,” said Swansea Town Administrator Mallory Aronstein in a statement. “I would like to thank all town officials who worked with the state and our surrounding communities to plan out the logistics of the clinics.”

Anyone with additional questions regarding the clinics can contact Public Health Nurse Lachance at elachance@town.swansea.ma.us or 508-415-7129.