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Transportation was provided to help seniors, the disabled and others get to the clinic and back.
“It was more convenient for me to get there and come back transportation-wise. And I feel good,” Lanita Graham said.
This was the first in a series of efforts to reach underserved communities in wards 5, 7 and 8.
“You have District agencies collaborating with Johns Hopkins and [Sibley Memorial Hospital] to bring the vaccinations to the community directly versus having the community trying to go out and find it themselves,” Tyrone Garrett, the executive director of the D.C. Housing Authority, said.
Those vaccinated Saturday had to preregister, but the clinic also took walk-ins if they met certain criteria.
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