Sudbury May Open Coronavirus Vaccine Clinics — If Doses Come

SUDBURY, MA — Amid a confusing week for the coronavirus vaccine rollout in Massachusetts, Sudbury health officials say the town may hold its own COVID-19 vaccine clinics beginning in February.

State officials on Wednesday began allowing anyone over age 75 to register for a vaccination appointment, but those appointments were nearly impossible to find — whether at local CVS and Walgreens locations or large hospitals.

Sudbury health officials released a statement Wednesday encouraging residents to visit the state's vaccine website, which features a map of locations.

The town is supposed to get about 100 doses of the Moderna version of the vaccine per week. If those doses do come, the town may hold vaccination clinics each Wednesday. The Sudbury Health Department said in the statement it would open up a registration portal for residents to make appointments to get vaccinated when the time comes.

At a rate of 100 vaccine doses per week, it would take Sudbury almost four years to vaccinate all 19,100 residents in town — which is why the town is encouraging residents to use the state portal to find vaccine appointments. Gov. Charlie Baker said this week the state's goal is to vaccinate 305,000 people per week at about 165 sites across the state.