Child COVID vaccination event takes place in Gary to get underserved communities 'back on track'

GARY, Ind. -- With more than half the kids in Gary, Indiana behind on their vaccinations, the medical community came together on Saturday to hold an event to help those families get back on track.

It happened this weekend at the Back on Track vaccination event sponsored by some members of Northwest Indiana's medical community. Organizers say there's a drop in vaccination rates in underserved communities caused by the pandemic. "When kids aren't coming to get their vaccinations, that also means they're not coming to get their health maintenance, so you are missing a lot of things," said Dr. Roland Walker, Gary Health Commissioner.

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