Testing
Project Beacon’s appointment-based COVID-19 testing, part of the state’s Stop the Spread, has relocated to the New Bedford Regional Airport, 1569 Airport Road. The relocated from the Whale’s Tooth Parking Lot.
Anyone interested in using the new site should schedule an appointment, beginning May 1, and use the Downey Street side entrance to the New Bedford Regional Airport. To schedule a test with Project Beacon visit app.beacontesting.com.
Other testing sites remain available in New Bedford and can be found on the state’s Stop the Spread website, https://www.mass.gov/info-details/find-a-covid-19-test.
Walk-In Vaccinations
The New Bedford Vaccine Clinic operated by FEMA, 40 Tichon Ave., New Bedford (south end waterfront area), offers walk-in vaccines, Sat.–Tues., 9 a.m.–4 p.m. They may be available for additional hours. Call 508-984-2661 for hours. No appointment necessary.
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