The event was open to pre-registration and welcomed walk-ins. The program offers Spanish speakers to explain the vaccination process.
Janice Ness of York drove there to receive her first dose. She saw friends and relatives on Facebook receiving their vaccinations and knew it was time. Her advice was, “get it, my doctor recommended that I get it, get it.”
The Community-Accessible Testing & Education mobile unit will return to the area on Saturday, May 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at CASA located at 225 E. Princess St. in York.
Another vaccination drive will be held in Gettysburg on Monday, May, 10 at South Central Community Action, located at 153 N. Stratton St.
Latino Connection COVID-19 mobile response unit starts vaccination tour in Harrisburg
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The Latino Connection’s CATE mobile response unit (Community Accessible Testing and Education) is holding a COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. today at Hadee Mosque on Division Street in Harrisburg.
The CATE unit is equipped to administer vaccinations through approved medical professionals who are on-site at each stop as the response unit travels around Pennsylvania.
“What started as a first-of-its-kind COVID-19 mobile testing and education initiative has shifted into overdrive with the launch of the COVID-19 vaccination tour,” said George Fernandez, founder and CEO of Latino Connection.
Harrisburg to host mobile vaccination clinic this week
Pre-registration is required to get the vaccine Share Updated: 1:22 PM EDT Apr 25, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine graphic
Pre-registration is required to get the vaccine Share Updated: 1:22 PM EDT Apr 25, 2021 In partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Latino Connection, Highmark Blue Shield, Penn State Health Hershey, and Beacon Clinic, Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Mobile Response Unit will visit Dauphin County this week to administer Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations within the community.Latino Connection’s mobile unit called CATE (Community-Accessible Testing & Education), will provide free COVID-19 vaccinations and education on Monday, April 26 from 10 a.m. at the Hadee Mosque located at 245 Division Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110. And on Wednesday, April 28 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Beacon Clinic located at 248 Seneca Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.CATE, which was used in fall 2020 f