Vaccine Team

Mecklenburg County offering COVID-19 boosters for children ages 5 to 11

While the booster is now available, the number of children in North Carolina getting the vaccine is still pretty low.
Those boosters are available at both Mecklenburg County Public Health department locations.

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Mecklenburg County offering COVID-19 boosters for children ages 5 to 11
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