Apr 14, 2021
Chicago has opened a COVID vaccination site at Apostolic Faith Church in the city s Bronzeville neighborhood. The site at 3823 S. Indiana Ave. will be administering the Pfizer vaccine and is being operated by the Chicago Department of Public Health and staffed by Howard Brown and CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort).
Chicago COVID vaccine site opens at Bronzeville church. See story here. https://abc7chicago.com/health/chicago-vaccine-site-opens-at-bronzeville-church/10514709/
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Helping a community navigate historical concerns A vaccination event at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago (Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski / Reuters)
For many, the isolation, grief, and anxiety of the COVID-19 pandemic seem to be nearing an end. Three vaccines have been tested and approved and are now being widely distributed. Vaccine hesitancy, however, remains an issue and in the African American community in particular. In a November survey by the Pew Research Center, only 42 percent of Black respondents said they were likely to get vaccinated, compared to 60 percent of respondents overall.
Heeding the call to care for their flock, Black churches have been working hard to address the concerns of community members. In February, another Pew survey found that the number of overall respondents who plan to get vaccinated (or already have) went from 60 to 69 percent and that the number of Black respondents went from 42 percent all the way to 61 percent.
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