COVID-19 Vaccines: updated February 26th 

• Governor Baker announced this week that Barnstable County, in partnership with healthcare providers and the Cape municipalities, has been approved as a regional vaccination site. The County is awaiting confirmation as to how many doses will be made available on a weekly basis.

• Cape Cod 

• The MA Department of Public Health is allocating most of the vaccine received from the federal government to mass vaccination sites and 20 communities that have the greatest "COVID-19 burden". 

• Local supply of vaccine on Cape Cod has been limited. Barnstable County received about 1,100 vaccines doses last week for distribution at its sites in Falmouth, Barnstable and Orleans. For context, the population of residents age 65 and older in the County is approximately 63,000. 

• Falmouth Health Agent and Town Manager Call on Governor Baker to Distribute More Vaccine to Cape Cod - Media Release 2/12/2021
  
  

COVID-19 Vaccinations Available for MA Veterans Age 55+

• Vaccinations available in Brockton, West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain - For Details See Vaccines for Veterans

Falmouth Defers COVID-19 Hotline Due to Limited Vaccine Supply

• The Town of Falmouth is prepared to assist residents who do not have internet access with booking vaccine appointments but due to the limited supply of vaccine, the Town is deferring the launch of the Falmouth Resident COVID-19 Hotline. New appointments for vaccines across the state are booked within minutes of being posted. In this environment, the Town would be unable secure appointments for residents who might call. When the supply of vaccine comes closer to meeting the weekly demand, the Town will announce a phone number for the hotline.

Local Vaccine Availability: updated February 26th

•  The East Falmouth CVS and the Mashpee Walgreens may have a limited number of first dose appointments. Check for availability at: https://vaxfinder.mass.gov/. The Town is unable to find out how many doses will be available at local pharmacies.

• The reason there are so few appointments available locally is entirely due to the limited supply of vaccine the region is able to obtain from the MA Department of Public Health. Through its partnerships with Cape Towns, Barnstable County has the ability to deliver a much greater volume of vaccines per day than we are receiving from the Commonwealth.

• For those able to travel off-Cape, there will be a larger number of appointments available at the ‘mass vaccination sites’ operated by the Commonwealth at Gillette Stadium at the Circuit City in Dartmouth, MA. Availability at these sites is posted at maimmunizations.org.

• Sign up for advance email notice of registration opening up on Cape Cod by visiting www.barnstablecountyhealth.org.
  
  

Where can I get the vaccine and how do I get an appointment?

• There are two web portals to check for vaccine appointments. 

  • PrepMod www.maimmunizations.org This site lists only vaccination locations operated by state and local government entities. It does not include pharmacies. but it provides the most direct access to the locations run by government entities.
  • https://vaxfinder.mass.gov/ This site is intended to identify which vaccine locations have appointments available and includes sites operated by pharmacies and grocery stores as well as state and local government entities. 

When will I be eligible to get the vaccine? 

• Commonwealth of MA site that details which individuals are eligible in each Phase of the state vaccination plan - https://www.mass.gov/info-details/when-can-i-get-the-covid-19-vaccine

Please do NOT call Falmouth Health Department for Vaccine information

• The Falmouth Health Department does not have any vaccine to distribute at this time and the Town is not taking any registrations for future vaccinations.