Updated: 5:52 PM EST Feb 15, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff As health providers look for outreach opportunities, data shows African-American communities lag behind white communities when it comes to getting the COVID-19 vaccine.According to state data, 14% of people who have received the coronavirus vaccine are black. African-Americans make up just 22% of North Carolina s population.70% of the population is white and make up 78% of people who have been vaccinated.Local church leaders are playing a big role in getting members of their congregation vaccinated.Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem hosted a vaccine clinic earlier this month.Alphonzo Vance received his vaccine during this event and offered his take on why the black community is underrepresented. Black people don t have a lot of opportunities, Vance said. Transportation to get from place to place. I think that has a lot to do with it. Pastor Nathan Scovens said fear is one reason why pe
Grab Nâ Go food box giveaway in Florence Food box giveaway in Florence (Source: GMBC) By Anna Mahan | February 10, 2021 at 9:50 PM CST - Updated February 10 at 9:53 PM
FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF) - A church in the Shoals is giving out food boxes all month long!
Galilee Missionary Baptist Church will be giving away boxes of food every Thursday throughout the month of February.
Participants can pick up a food box at Galilee M.B. Church at 23001 County Road 14 in Florence, except for Thursday, February 11.
On February 11, church members will be set up at Shoals Business Incubator Davis Complex at 4002 Helton Drive due to possible weather.
The health care system has said it has a plan to reach Black and Latino Americans, and providing access is only one part of the strategy. Novant said it also hopes to build on messages from trusted community members about the importance of getting vaccinated.
âWe recognize that members of these communities have legitimate and valid mistrust around vaccines,â Dr. Jerome Williams Jr., a senior vice president, said in a statement from Novant.
Mary Whitley, 81, and her mother, Ramell Whitley, 101, both of Winston-Salem, received their shots in the church s multi-purpose hall Saturday. We have been looking at the TV news and reading the paper about the virus, Mary Whitley said. My mother said to me, Oh that COVID. It isn t going away.
Forsyth’s health department has 900 new appointments available for the COVID-19 vaccine. People can make those appointments beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Forsythâs health department has 900 new appointments available for the COVID-19 vaccine. People can make those appointments beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday.
If previous rounds are any indication, the appointments likely will be filled within 20-30 minutes. The vaccinations will be given Feb. 11-13 at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Education Building.Â
To schedule, go to www.co.forsyth.nc.us/covidupdate and click on âSchedule your COVID-19 vaccination appointment online.â for Feb. 11-13. For now, the Department of Public Health is accepting appointments only for people 65 and older and healthcare workers.
The website will send an email confirmation that will allow users to cancel the appointment if necessary. Itâs important to either attend the appointment or cancel at least two hours ahead of time so staff can schedule someone else, the health department said.