WESTBOROUGH, Mass. - It has been a long time coming for local teens. They were the last age group to receive COVID-19 vaccine eligibility in Massachusetts, but possibly the most excited.
"I feel great. I mean honestly, it didn't feel like anything. I have a bunch of doctor's appointments so I'm not afraid of needles, I'm used to it," said 17-year old Olivia Lozoraitis after receiving her first shot.
Getting vaccinated means finally traveling for some.
"I want to go out. I want to go out and about in general," said Princess Mweve, after getting her first dose.
It also means getting to see loved ones for others.
"Seeing my boyfriend. He goes to boarding school and it is shut down. No one in or out, so I'm just excited see him again," said Lozoraitis.
Most of them said a lot of their friends or classmates are also rolling up their sleeves. Hundreds of teens registered for Saturday's high school clinic at the Metrowest-Westborough Regional Vaccination Site.
"We had 722 16 and 17-year-olds registered," said Ed Burman, the head of the COVID-19 Task Force in Ashland.
The site received 1,200 doses of Pfizer. It's a big enough supply which allowed them to also accept walk-ins and not just teens.
"Absolutely, we will take anybody," said Burman.
The site has administered more than 5,000 shots at the end of its third week in operation and is already looking ahead to accommodate more age groups once they are allowed.
"If the FDA gives approval to Pfizer for the 12 to 15-year-olds, we hope to do something this upcoming Friday for that age group," said Burman.
The team said anyone can book an appointment at this site. They said they have plenty of doses to go around.