CONWAY — More than 300 veterans were vaccinated last Friday at Kennett High School in a clinic run by the Manchester VA Medical Center in the Peter Ames Gymnasium.
The gym allowed a large space for social distancing as the crew of about 25 medical professionals administered shots through the clinic, giving them shots of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The clinic was by appointment and only.
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