The Hopkinton Health Department is offering Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots and high-dose flu vaccines (ages 65-plus) to those who are eligible. This clinic, to be held Thursday, Oct. 28, from 2-5 p.m., is open to the town but will be hosted at the Senior Center (28 Mayhew Street) to better assist and target the town’s seniors.
For more information, visit the Health Department page at the town’s website or call the Health Department at 508-497-9725.
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