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RI veterans get COVID vaccine during drive-through event


By SEAN FLYNN | Newport Daily News, R.I. | Published: February 15, 2021
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MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (Tribune News Service) Veterans over the age of 85 were mostly happy as they waited Saturday morning in car lines to get a dose of the COVID vaccine at the VA Clinic off West Main Road.
The VA personnel administered 200 shots in the arms of veterans at the clinic. A few of the veterans were younger than 85 because they have complicating risk factors such as being on dialysis, healthcare workers said. ....

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