Pop-up vaccine clinics try to fill gaps, but community doctors say they can do it better
By Maki Becker
News Staff Reporter
Updated
The Rev. Diann Holt waits in line for her appointment during a pop-up Covid-19 vaccine clinic operated by Dr. Raul Vazquez and the Urban Family Practice at the Belle Center, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.
The Rev. Diann Holt waited in a crowd outside the Belle Center on Maryland Street on the Lower West Side Thursday morning, eager and a little anxious. She had a 9:30 a.m. appointment at the "pop-up vaccine clinic" inside the community center.
Patients wait in line for their appointments at a pop-up Covid-19 vaccine clinic operated by Dr. Raul Vazquez and the Urban Family Practice at the Belle Center, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.
The Rev. Diann Holt playfully winces at the mention of the needle as she prepares herself to receive the Covid-19 vaccine from Dr. Raul Vazquez, left, during a pop-up Covid-19 vaccine clinic in February at the Belle Center.
The Rev. Diann Holt waits in line for her appointment during a pop-up Covid-19 vaccine clinic operated by Dr. Raul Vazquez and the Urban Family Practice at the Belle Center, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.
Patients wait in line for their appointments at a pop-up Covid-19 vaccine clinic operated by Dr. Raul Vazquez and the Urban Family Practice at the Belle Center, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.
The Rev. Diann Holt playfully winces at the mention of the needle as she prepares herself to receive the Covid-19 vaccine from Dr. Raul Vazquez, left, during a pop-up Covid-19 vaccine clinic in February at the Belle Center.
