Small vaccine clinics cater to seniors in hard-hit Pacific Islander community
State, health experts make big push to get vaccine to Pacific Islander seniors
By Lynn Kawano | February 16, 2021 at 5:52 PM HST - Updated February 16 at 6:25 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Advocates are scrambling to organize more vaccine clinics for Pacific Islander seniors. The community has been hit hardest by the COVID pandemic in Hawaii.
The first clinic last week in Nuuanu was organized through We Are Oceania and the Kalihi-Palama Health Center. A total of 22 doses were available and the spots filled up quickly.
Community center clinics are much smaller than the ones set up at Pier 2 or the Blaisdell Center and target people who cannot access the vaccination websites to make an appointment.