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Truman Medical Centers RN Raechel Blades gives Grace Crain her first injection of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 26 at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church.
Some local health departments say that the system created to track vaccines doesn t show them county demographic information.
Through much of the COVID-19 pandemic, Black and Latino people have suffered disproportionately from the virus, and health experts have worried that these communities could struggle with low vaccination rates unless steps are taken to ensure fair access.
Missouri’s vaccination campaign has been underway for more than a month, but analysis by KCUR found that the state’s data on who’s getting vaccines is incomplete and health departments in some of the state’s largest counties don’t have access to local data that would show if the vaccine is being equitably distributed.
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Truman Medical Center registered nurse Raquel Garcia administers the PfizerBioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to 80-year-old Virginia Davis at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church on Tuesday.
The first Kansas Citians who are not healthcare workers or first responders were able to receive the COVID-19 vaccination Tuesday at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church.
Older and at-risk Kansas City residents lined up Tuesday to receive the PfizerBioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, thanks to an outreach effort by Truman Medical Center and University Health.
“It’s one great thing to come to the community rather than the community having to go to the hospital,” said Rev. John Modest Miles, pastor of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church.
By John Underwood / john@gulfcoastmedia.com
LOXLEY, Alabama Communities came together for the 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 18 for the 16
th annual march and program hosted by the Loxley Area Martin Luther King Group.
Pastor Bennie Richardson II with the Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Foley, a resident of Loxley; and Pastor Silvanus Harris Sr. with the Missionary Baptist Church in Daphne, joined Loxley march organizers Gloria Autry and Ronnie McBride, along with about 25 participants, marching from the Loxley Church of God to Loxley Municipal Park, where an outside program of prayer was held.
MLKCDC hosts online Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Mondayâs memorial service and prayer breakfast included speeches from various pastors in Jones County and Hattiesburg. (Source: wdam) By Vanessa Pacheco | January 18, 2021 at 5:38 PM CST - Updated January 18 at 5:40 PM
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The MLK Community Development Corporation hosted its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Monday at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Laurel.
Due to COVID-19, this yearâs event was online-only and streamed through Zoom and Facebook live.
Mondayâs memorial service and prayer breakfast included speeches from various pastors in Jones County and Hattiesburg.
This yearâs theme was âRemembering Dr. MLK Jr. by Emphasizing the Color of Unity.â Although things looked a bit different, MLK-CDC Chairman Rev. Jerry James thanks all the sponsors and community members for making the event possible.
MLK Community Development Corporation scales back celebrations due to COVID-19 By Branden Walker | January 8, 2021 at 7:13 PM CST - Updated January 8 at 7:13 PM
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Martin Luther King Community Development Corporation has held its MLK celebrations for 28 years, but COVID-19 is forcing many of the events to be canceled, including the opening celebration and the annual scholarship banquet.
Rev. Jerry James, chairman of the MLK Community Development Corporation, explains which events will continue.
“We thought that we would scale that down this year and begin with our healthy 5K walk-run celebration, it’s outside,” James said. “And we would also have our memorial service, which will be held at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church and our prayer breakfast.” says Rev Jerry James MLK CDC Chairman