$50 gift cards offered at Middletown vaccine event this week

Those who get vaccinated for COVID-19 will receive a $50 gift card Friday at the Middletown Community Health Celebration.

The cards, courtesy of CareSource, will be from Visa or retail stores and will serve as incentives to convince people to get vaccinated, said Deborah Patterson, director of the Dream Center.

She said certain demographics are reluctant to get vaccinated.

“They are suspicious,” said Patterson, who is vaccinated. “When I asked them, they say, ‘I don’t believe it’s real.’”

Besides COVID-19 vaccinations, free food and drinks, music, games and a bouncy house will be available from noon to 5 p.m. Friday at the Dream Center, 834 Yankee Road.

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