BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is offering a new incentive to get people in the state vaccinated and boosted.
As part of the DPH's "Get Boosted" program, select clinics across Massachusetts are offering $75 gift cards through the end of the year, or while supplies last, to people who get a COVID-19 vaccine or booster dose.
The "Get Boosted" website lists nearly 250 locations where vaccines will be offered in the coming weeks. The clinics are in 20 Vaccine Equity Initiative communities, as well as 10 other municipalities and 3 rural areas with high BIPOC populations and low booster rates.
The cities and towns with clinics participating in the program are Amherst, Avon, Belchertown, Boston, Brimfield, Brockton, Chelsea, Chicopee, Dudley, Everett, Fall River, Fitchburg, Gardner, Haverhill, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Martha's Vineyard, Methuen, Nantucket, New Bedford, Randolph, Revere, Southbridge, Springfield, Taunton, Ware, Webster, West Springfield and Worcester.
The gift card is available to all Massachusetts residents, including children, who get a COVID vaccine dose. No ID or health insurance is required to get the vaccine. An appointment is not needed, but some clinics may require pre-registration.
As of Nov. 21, 92% of the state's population has received at least one COVID vaccine dose, while only 61% of those fully vaccinated have received a booster dose.
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