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As Cape Cod's Tourist Season Nears, A Push To Get The Community Vaccinated

NPR

By Jennette Barnes

Published April 20, 2021 at 3:21 PM CDT

COVID-19 variants are escalating new cases on Cape Cod. Health officials are racing to get communities vaccinated before the tourists arrive.

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