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Oliva Chapman, 13, gives a thumbs up as Spc. Steven Blackburn administers her Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at the Fort Polk Main Exchange on July 24.

July 26, 2021

Fort Polk Main Exchange hosts BJACH COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic

Fort Polk, La. —  Nearly 100 individuals were vaccinated during a COVID-19 vaccination clinic July 24. The event was hosted by the Fort Polk Main Exchanged for Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital’s Department of Public Health. The clinic was open to all Tricare beneficiaries 12 years old and older along with Department of Defense employees and contractors.

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