Spring Valley Opens First Pop-Up Vaccine Clinic
With the vaccine allocation exponentially increasing in Rockland, the county is now turning its focus on areas that have had great difficulty accessing the vaccine. On Thursday, 250 Spring Valley residents received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Martin Luther King Multipurpose Center. Another 250 residents will be vaccinated at the center on Friday.
“Monsey and Spring Valley are the zip codes with the lowest percent of their residents vaccinated,” said County Executive Ed Day. “And it’s not for lack of demand, nor is it lack of willingness of the vaccines, but from a lack of access.”
Legislator Toney Earl said that while Spring Valley residents had the highest number of cases and deaths, they also had the most trouble accessing testing and vaccines. “Many residents lack access to computers and transportation needed to obtain this vaccine,” said Earl.
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