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GRAND RAPIDS, MI Martin and Nancy Yado have long dreamed of owning a home.
But the Grand Rapids couple faced financial challenges, and instead spent years raising their four children in apartments or while doubled up with family.
Often, it’s meant little room and no privacy. Once, when staying with Nancy’s parents, they shared a room with their two daughters, and the home had just one bathroom and little space for their children’s clothes, toys and other belongings.
“It was really, really crowded,” Nancy Yado said. “It was my parent’s home, and my younger brother lived there with his girlfriend as well. It was a lot of people for one household.”
United-statesSpainSpanishAmericanPlaza-rooseveltJohn-helmholdtClinica-santa-mariaNancy-yadoDennis-sturtevantReggie-smithAvenida-brillanteEleanor-morenoKent County Health Department receives additional COVID-19 vaccines
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The Kent County Health Department received an additional 2,500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for vulnerable populations aged 50 years and older.
The additional vaccines came from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ Community Outreach Vaccine Project.
“Our team has worked very hard to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine as efficiently as possible,” Kent County Health Department Director Adam London said. “These additional doses will play an essential role in making sure we get our most vulnerable population vaccinated.”
The KCHD submitted a proposal on behalf of the Community COVID-19 Vaccine Planning (CCVP) collaborative to provide 2,500 vaccine doses at eight community clinics located in the zip codes 49503, 49507 and 49509 within a two-week timeframe. The CCVP collaborative is comprised of Kent County health care providers and community-based organizations to identify lo
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Mercy Health Saint Mary s says it will hold pop up clinics and make the COVID-19 vaccine more accessible in neighborhood offices to address disparities in dose administration so far.
The Grand Rapids hospital has administered nearly 22,000 shots and of them 3% have gone to Black residents and 3% to Latinx residents, said Dr. Andrew Jameson during a Wednesday press conference. It is a huge priority, said Jameson, who is the medical director of infection prevention and control. It s a huge priority for the health department and us, and we re really open about being transparent about what that data is.
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