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Thursday marked the first day California children between the ages of 12 and 15 could get a COVID-19 vaccine shot.
There was no shortage of demand, with many youngsters saying they re ready to get back to hanging out with friends. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories. It s a really big relief to be vaccinated because now I can actually participate in sports again, do things with my friends, Kimberly Maddox said. It s just been a little hard seeing them already getting vaccinated, doing things without me.
New childcare facility opening in Campbell County ‘daycare desert’
School leaders say closest daycare was 30 miles away
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CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. – For many Brookneal parents, childcare can be hard to find because the area is considered a “daycare desert.”
“One of the parents I spoke to would get up at 4 a.m. and would drive all the way to the other side of Lynchburg to drop their children off, to come back here to be at work by 6 a.m.” said Nicole Crews, an early childhood education teacher.
That’s because, according to Crews, the closest childcare facility is about 30 miles away.