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Bennie Thompson: “Long waits for appointments at under-resourced local public health departments, older people trying to navigate a…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2021
Long waits for appointments at under-resourced local public health departments, older people trying to navigate a patchwork of overwhelmed private pharmacy websites to get a shot.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson describes the difficulties faced by citizens in accessing COVID-19 vaccinations.

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