With COVID Cases Surging, Here’s How to Get Tested, Vaccinated and Boosted on the South Fork - 27 East

With COVID Cases Surging, Here’s How to Get Tested, Vaccinated and Boosted on the South Fork

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The line for drive-thru Coronavirus testing at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital has stretched farther and father down Herrick Road as the omicron variant fuels a spike in cases.  MICHAEL WRIGHT

The line for drive-thru Coronavirus testing at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital has stretched farther and father down Herrick Road as the omicron variant fuels a spike in cases. MICHAEL WRIGHT

The line for drive-thru Coronavirus testing at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital has stretched farther and father down Herrick Road as the omicron variant fuels a spike in cases.   MICHAEL WRIGHT

The line for drive-thru Coronavirus testing at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital has stretched farther and father down Herrick Road as the omicron variant fuels a spike in cases. MICHAEL WRIGHT

authorAlec Giufurta on Jan 1, 2022
As Suffolk County, New York State and the nation shatter daily coronavirus case tallies, a deluge in demand for testing has left supply outstripped and overwhelmed. And on the South... more

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