The children\u2019s mobile immunization clinic, operated by Adventist Health and funded by First 5 Kern, has been around for decades \u2014 and on Wednesday morning, the medical team aboard was already busy with walk-in traffic in the parking lot of the Kern County Department of Human Services in east Bakersfield.<\/p>\n
This year, Adventist is marking a milestone with the 30-year anniversary of its mobile immunization efforts. Since March 1996, the program has provided free children\u2019s immunizations, health screenings and education to families across Kern County.<\/p>\n
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