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Becerra boosted: US Secretary of Health gets COVID-19 shot in Harlem, responds to Biden’s claim that pandemic is over

By Dean Moses Posted on September 19, 2022
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US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Ashwin Vasan received the new Omicron booster in Harlem Monday while also responding to President Joe Biden deeming the pandemic over.

Becerra accompanied Vasan in a joint visit to Pediatrics 2000,a SOMOS–a nonprofit network of over 3,000 doctors serving over 1 million patients from lower income communities of color–medical site located at 3332 Broadway. The pair looked to spread awareness for the BIvalent, the latest booster designed to protect against the BA.4 and BA.5 variants. The officials rolled up their sleeves for Dr. Yomaris Pena who swiftly gave the men the jab. 

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Becerra boosted: US Secretary of Health gets COVID-19 shot in Harlem, responds to Biden’s claim that pandemic is over

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