Dan Haar: COVID 'Vaccine Village' comes to life on an East Hartford runway
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Community Health Center Inc. opened the state's first and largest large-scale outdoor COVID-19 vaccination clinic Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 on a runway at the long retired Pratt & Whitney airport at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. Pictured are Mary Blankson, the CHC chief nursing officer, explaining the vaccine to the first patient, Barbara Keyes of Somers.Dan Haar / Hearst Connecticut Media /Show MoreShow Less
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Community Health Center Inc. opened the state's first and largest large-scale outdoor COVID-19 vaccination clinic Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 on a runway at the long retired Pratt & Whitney airport at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. Pictured are Natalie Bycenski, left, the CHC infection control chair, and Mary Blankson, the CHC chief nursing officer, administering the vaccine to a patient on line at the runway "Vaccine Village," with the Rentschler Field fotball stadium in the background; also the vehicle lines with an electronic instruction sign; also Mary Blankson, the CHC chief nursing officer, explaining the vaccine to the first patient, Barbara Keyes of Somers.Dan Haar/ Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less