Mobile COVID Vaccination Unit Targets Md.’s Underserved Communities

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Mobile COVID Vaccination Unit Targets Md.’s Underserved Communities

Volunteers with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Peace Corps manned a mobile coronavirus vaccination unit in Montgomery County over the weekend, part of a statewide outreach to underserved communities as mass vaccination sites dwindle.

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