Biden admin. has set up a mass Covid vaccination site for the thousands of Afghan evacuees arriving at Dulles International Airport, a White House official says.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is in charge of the site at the nearby Dulles Expo Center in northern Virginia, where manybefore being transported to military bases, the official said.
Evacuees are tested once they arrive at the airport, and those who test negative are transported to the Expo Center, where they are offered the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The Department of Health and Human Services is administering the shots, while the State Department is providing translators.
Afghan refugees walk to a bus taking them to a processing center upon arrival at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., on Aug. 27, 2021.The official added that the administration is hoping to set up a similar mass vaccination site in Philadelphia, as evacuees
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