By CBS3 Staff
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The City of Philadelphia is set to open a fifth standing mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic. This latest clinic will open Wednesday at the Grand Yesha Ballroom in South Philadelphia.
This will be the first city-run clinic in South Philadelphia, with a second clinic opening just two days later.
READ MORE: Philadelphia Police Investigating After 34-Year-Old Man Shot At Cherry Hill MotelThe clinic is part of the city’s plan to make the COVID-19 vaccine as accessible as possible in traditionally underserved neighborhoods.
READ MORE: New Jersey Opening Up COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility To Anyone 16 Or Older Starting MondayCity-run clinics hope to vaccinate 500 people per day.
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