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New vaccine center coming to Gary | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Keaundrey Clark A COVID-19 vaccination center will open in Gary soon. With the one-year anniversary of the start of the pandemic having recently passed, and with more Americans getting the recommended vaccination, Gary and other Northwest Indiana residents will now have an opportunity to receive free vaccine shots. Gary’s center will be at Calumet […]

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