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A partnership that includes Black community and business leaders, the University of Maryland, and the White House COVID-19 response team is reaching out to barbers and stylists across the country in an effort to tackle vaccine hesitancy. “Why not go where people already have trust – the barbershop and the salon,” said Stephen B. Thomas, a health policy professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Health. “These are the people who have street credibility and can educate folks ...

Offering beer, babysitting and barbershop outreach, the White House launches a raft of initiatives to boost vaccinations Lena H. Sun, John Wagner "I want you to be vaccinated:" Along with shaves and cuts, barbershop offers coronavirus shots Replay Video UP NEXT As part of a major effort to boost vaccinations, the White House on Wednesday detailed an array of new incentives being offered by the private sector that include free food delivery, baseball tickets, Xboxes and chance...

Biden to launch initiative to recruit 1,000 Black-owned barbershops and salons to accelerate vaccinations, among other incentives and outreach efforts.

Men lag women in coronavirus vaccinations, especially in Black communities Rachel Chason, Rebecca Tan © Bill OLeary/The Washington Post DJ Quicksilva on Friday in Hanover, Md. DJ Quicksilva was on the fence about getting vaccinated. The radio host, who lives in Prince George’s County, Md., had been eligible since January because he teaches at his DJ school in person. His doctor was pushing him to get the shot. But he did not trust a medical system he felt had too often fa...

Julie Watson And Anita Snow A box encouraging barber shop patrons to submit health questions is displayed at The Shop, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Hyattsville, Md. Barbers are member of the Health Advocates In Reach & Research (HAIR) program, which helps barbers and hair stylists to get certified to talk to community members about health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of certified barbers have been providing factual information to customers about vaccines, a topic that historic...

Barbers, artists help defy vaccine myths for people of color JULIE WATSON and ANITA SNOW, Associated Press April 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 15 1of15Wallace Wilson, top, cuts the hair of James McRae, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Hyattsville, Md. Wilson is a member of the Health Advocates In Reach & Research (HAIR) program, which helps barbers and hair stylists to get certified to talk to community members about health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of certified barbers have b...

Barbers, artists help defy vaccine myths for people of colour Poll Yes SAN DIEGO – In a Washington, D.C., suburb, Black and Latino barbers are busting myths about the coronavirus vaccine while clipping hair. Across the country, a university researcher in Phoenix teamed up with a company behind comic books fighting Islamic extremism to produce dance-inducing animated stories in Spanish that aim to smash conspiracy theories hindering Latinos from getting inoculated. And in San Diego, former r...

SAN DIEGO — In a Washington, D.C., suburb, Black and Latino barbers are busting myths about the coronavirus vaccine while clipping hair. Across the country, a university researcher in Phoenix teamed up with a company behind comic books fighting Islamic extremism to produce dance-inducing animated stories in Spanish that aim to smash conspiracy theories hindering Latinos from getting inoculated. And in San Diego, former refugees, Latinos and Black activists initially hired by health officials ...

Name a COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theory circulating on social media, and hairstylist Katrina Randolph has heard it. So every time a client slides into her chair, she snips away at fears and misconceptions.  No, the vaccine isn’t an effort to sterilize Black people. It can’t alter your DNA. It won’t implant a microchip to track your movements. And no, people of color are not being used as guinea pigs. Randolph has put herself on the front lines of the Black community’s fight against...