Line around the block for COVID vaccinations in East Oakland [San Francisco Chronicle]
Apr. 4 An effort to ensure the COVID vaccine is equitably shot into arms made its way Saturday to East Oakland, where a line to get vaccinated outside the Brookins AME Church stretched down 73rd Avenue, around the corner and halfway down Arthur Street.
Political, community and labor leaders said the turnout was testament to the need for community clinics.
“The line has gotten longer every day; it’s growing as word gets out,” said the Rev. JoeDavid Sales, pastor of the church. “The demand is here.”
This was the third out of four scheduled days that the church’s parking lot served as a mobile community clinic, one of a series of such clinics touring Oakland neighborhoods hit hard by the coronavirus but lagging behind in the number of people getting vaccinated. Organizers cited residents’ challenges getting appointments online or getting to clinics without transportation or assistanc
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