WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it is dedicating another $10 billion to try to drive up vaccination rates in low-income, minority and rural enclaves throughout the country. The effort is funded through the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package passed earlier this month. It will include $6 billion in funding for community health centers to expand COVID-19 vaccinations, testing and other preventive health care for populations at higher risk for the virus. President Joe Biden's administration will start distributing the money in April to nearly 1,400 centers across the country. The administration said Thursday health centers can also use the funding to modify and improve infrastructure and add mobile units.
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FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2021, file photo CVS Pharmacists prepare a shot of COVID-19 vaccine for the nursing home residents at Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, a nursing home facility in Harlem neighborhood of New York. Nursing homes have to publicly disclose their vaccination rates for flu and pneumonia, but there’s no similar mandate for COVID-19 shots. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
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