120 new pop-up vaccination sites will appear across the state over the next twelve weeks to help increase vaccination rates among younger New Yorkers. The Health Department will be working with localities, community-based organizations and healthcare centers on-the-ground to set up these new sites so that kids aged 12 to 17 can get their shots. Governor Kathy Hochul says it’s the equivalent of putting kids in a car seat, making sure they wear seat belts, or wearing helmets when they ride a bike…
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