Everyone is now eligible to preregister for shots mass vaccination sites: Here’s what to know

BOSTON — The state’s new website to preregister for a COVID-19 shot is up and running and by mid-morning, about 200,000 people have already added their names to the list, Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday morning.

The new site, which launched Friday morning, allows any resident, worker, or student in Massachusetts to sign up at mass.gov/covid-19-vaccine, even if they’re not currently eligible to get a shot. The site operates as a virtual line that alerts vaccine-eligible when they can book an appointment at any of the state’s seven mass vaccination sites.

Here’s how it works:

• The first page asks you for your personal information— name, date of birth, and ethnicity.
• The next page asks for your address and contact information - so that when you are next in line, you can elect to receive an email, text, or a phone call.
• You’ll also be asked if you have any medical conditions and if you work in a particular field that is in Phase 1 or 2. If you don’t meet any of that criteria, you can select “none.”
• On the final page, you attest that you are what you are submitting is accurate and truthful.
• You then submit it and you’ll get a confirmation.
• Wait for the state to contact you when an appointment is available. You will get weekly status updates.

Everyone is now eligible to preregister for shots mass vaccination sites in Mass.

The system allows family members, caregivers or others to sign up on behalf of someone else. People can also register by calling 2-1-1.

Once an appointment does become available, you have 24 hours to accept. You’ll be able to choose from a list of appointment times. This allows for residents to confirm they still want to be on the list or opt-out of the process.

It’s important to note that if you sign up through the preregistration website, you have to go to one of the seven mass vaccination sites. The mass vaccination site at Fenway Park will only be open for two more weeks. It will close on the 27th and will be moving to the Hynes Convention Center.

The new system will replace the weekly appointment release on Thursdays for mass vaccination sites only. Eligible residents can also look for appointments at any of the state’s 170 public vaccine sites by searching vaxfinder.mass.gov.

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