Vaccinations for the local refugee population A vaccination pod was held at the Center in Downtown Utica earlier today, and it was just for refugees. Posted: Mar 12, 2021 5:53 PM Updated: Mar 12, 2021 6:03 PM Posted By: Kirk Tupaj There are at least 42 different languages spoken throughout the City of Utica, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise how confusing it can be to translate ever changing information concerning the pandemic. For local refugees it’s even more confusing when the information is coming from multiple sources. Shelly Callahan is the Executive Director of the Center. "We’ve had to refine our messaging, and really address all those sorts of concerns that people have because our folks listen to news and news sources not only locally, but nationally, and internationally."