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UPDATE: Vaccination event postponed in east Las Vegas due to heat

Posted at 6:46 AM, Jul 07, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-08 19:48:46-04

UPDATE JULY 8: Due to the extreme heat the vaccination event set for July 7 was postponed and will be rescheduled.

A new date has not yet been announced.

ORIGINAL STORY: A vaccination event is being held tonight in one of the hardest-hit zip codes in Clark County.

The event will take place starting at 4 p.m. at La Bonita Supermarkets in east Las Vegas.

The 89121 zip code only has a 25% vaccination rate.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto will host the vaccination event with Mi Familia Vota, Immunize Nevada and other groups.

The supermarket is at 2500 E. Desert Inn Road.