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Orlando mobile vaccination site provides 700 COVID-19 shots to Asian American Pacific Islander community
State Rep. Daisy Morales, Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association partnered for event
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A mobile vaccination site offered hundreds of COVID-19 shots to members of the Asian Pacific Islander community on Saturday, April 10. (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)
ORLANDO, Fla. – A mobile vaccination site offered hundreds of COVID-19 shots to members of the Asian Pacific Islander community on Saturday.
Cars filed in one by one along the bus loop at Michael McCoy Elementary School in Orlando. People rolled down their windows and rolled up their sleeves to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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ORLANDO, Fla. Hundreds of vaccines went into arms Saturday at McCoy Elementary School as the parking lot opened to help increase COVID-19 vaccine access to more of the Orlando community.
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Asian Americans receive COVID vaccines at pop-up site
More than 700 Johnson & Johnson doses were available
Rep. Morales, Asian-Pacific Islander group partner to set up event
The goal was to expand access to more of Orlando community
Florida House Representative Daisy Morales (D-District 48), along with the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association, partnered on the pop-up vaccine event with 700 Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses.
“We let our Asian communities know that we are not ignored because they are underserved in their community,” Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association President Andrew Jeng said. “We, and our government, really care about us. We’ll be able to come out and feel more comfortable.”