State task force works to get more Black and minority communities vaccinated
Local community leaders in Florida are making a statewide push to get encourage Black and minority groups to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
and last updated 2021-01-06 19:14:43-05
FLORIDA â Local community leaders in Florida are making a statewide push to get encourage Black and minority groups to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Florida Statewide COVID-19 Vaccine Community Engagement Task Force is planning to work with Go. Ron DeSantis to create accessibility of the vaccine in under-served communities.
Dr. RB Holmes, Task Force Chair and Organizer Pastor at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and President of Tallahassee Chapter of the National Action Network said the group s plan is to get 60 to 70 percent of Black and minority communities vaccinated in the state of Florida.
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