A hard-hit community needed vaccines. Here s how a clinic came together in a church parking lot Ada Tseng
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It was almost a typical Saturday morning at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Baldwin Park.
The Rev. Michael Gutierrez, whom the San Gabriel Valley community knows as Father Mike, had just gotten off a Zoom call with teens on a retreat. On-site, there were three baptisms and a wedding, as well as church services planned for the evening both outdoor and virtual, in English and Spanish.
But on March 20, the church also hosted a vaccine clinic in the parking lot. Dance music played, and Gutierrez and L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis delivered speeches.
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