State Health Dept. offering grants to help vaccination of minority groups
Vaccinating minorities in Alabama By Caroline Klapp | February 8, 2021 at 10:37 PM CST - Updated February 8 at 11:24 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Reaching as many Alabamians as possible is what health officials say it’s going to take to reach heard immunity.
That includes all populations of people.
Mary Elizabeth Marr, CEO of Thrive Alabama, says she wants to help vaccinate as many minorities as possible.
“Underserved populations are just not getting themselves in to get vaccinated,” Marr said.
Thrive Alabama Clinic is in the process of submitting its application for a state grant to fund its vaccination efforts.
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