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Highbridge: Free COVID-19 Clinic and Food Giveaway on Saturday, May 1

 

Grilled Sweet Potato and Pepper Packs Recipe
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Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner (D-Bronx, 77th A.D.) is hosting a COVID-19 vaccine and food giveaway in the Highbridge section of the Bronx on Saturday, May 1.

 

The event is free and open to the public, with a special emphasis on families living in Highbridge. It will start at 9 a.m. and will take place all day.

Assemblywoman Lotoya Joyner (center) with City Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson for District 16 and former District 11 councilman and now Bronx Supreme Court Judge Andy Cohen.
Photo courtesy of the Hon. Andrew Cohen

“This event brings the COVID-19 vaccine to the families in Highbridge as we fight back against this dread[ed] virus,” Joyner said. “I want to specially thank Insta-cart for providing the food for our free giveaway, and Morris Heights Health Center for administering these vaccines to our community. Their partnership is truly making a difference.”

 

The address is Morris Heights Health Center, 1227 Edward L. Grant Highway, Bronx, NY

 

 

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