Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) announced today (Monday, Jan. 25) that it has received 300 doses of the Moderna COVID vaccine and will be administering these doses at vaccination clinics that will take place at the Groton City municipal building on Meridian Street on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 28 and 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
LLHD will be posting the availability of these clinics to the VAMS website at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26 – at which point the vaccination appointments will become available for scheduling. (VAMS is short for Vaccination Administration Management System.)
People who are eligible to receive the vaccine should log onto VAMS on Tuesday around 4:00 p.m. to secure an appointment. The appointments are expected to fill up quickly.
Individuals who are currently eligible to receive the vaccine include:
- Residents 75 years old and older
- Health care personnel
- Long-term care facility residents
- Medical first responders
Local residents who are eligible to receive the vaccine but who have not yet registered with the VAMS can sign up here.