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The city has reversed itself on a plan to shut down immunization clinics in Queens and the Bronx to save money. But the long-term fate of the centers in Corona and Tremont is still unclear.
The city has reversed a plan to close immunization clinics in Queens and the Bronx, leaving them open for at least the next few months, officials said.
Health Department officials said the agency was able to find the funding to continue services at the centers in Corona and Tremont. The sites were scheduled to shutter this fall as part of a restructuring plan to save money.
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State Sen. Jose Peralta, who had protested the closings, was recently told by Health Commissioner Thomas Farley the clinics will remain in operation even though federal grants for vaccines have been slashed in recent months.
“This is a rapidly growing community where public services, from healthcare to school seats, are already stretched thin,” said Peralta (D-East Elmhurst). “The city needs to expand services here, not cut them.”
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According to District Council 37, which represents workers at the facilities, more than 29,000 people, including almost 10,000 children were immunized at the two clinics in 2012.
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