WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has launched a mass COVID-19 vaccination site for arriving Afghans near Dulles International Airport, where thousands fleeing the Taliban are now arriving daily, a senior administration official said Friday.
The site was set up by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and already has begun administering vaccinations to the Afghan evacuees.
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