But Sarasota-Manatee activists can’t exactly bring in a celebrity like Rodrigo to convince the community to get vaccinated. Instead, they’re relying on more grassroots tactics, like pop-up clinics, incentives and individual conversations. And despite their best efforts, things are slowing down, admits Trevor Harvey, president of the Sarasota County Branch of the NAACP and member of the regional “Shots in Arms” Coalition.
“Everybody is kind of at a standstill and struggling, because people feel that they’re at a point now where they can make these decisions for themselves,” he said. “They don’t need anybody knocking on their doors, because the opportunity is there.”
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Vaccine side effects possible but worth it, expert says Moderna vaccine (Source: WIS) By ABC7 Staff | April 7, 2021 at 6:19 PM EDT - Updated April 7 at 6:19 PM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - If you feel achy or sore after getting a COVID-19 vaccination, it’s normal and symptoms shouldn’t last, said Dr. Lisa Merritt, who talked exclusively with ABC7 Wednesday about the side effects people can expect when getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
“Please get this thing as quickly as possible,” said Merritt, of the Multicultural Health Institute in Sarasota. She talked about how we are starting to see more variants entering Florida and reiterated that Florida is in the top five states for escalating cases of the virus.
Push continues to bring more COVID-19 vaccines to underserved communities on the Suncoast Underserved communities on the Suncoast pushing for more COVID vaccines. (Source: WWSB) By Rick Adams | February 25, 2021 at 7:47 PM EST - Updated February 26 at 6:00 AM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - There is now a strong push to get the COVID vaccine in the arms of people in the underserved communities in Sarasota County and Manatee County.
“It is essential. We are seeing that African Americans are dying at three times the rate as everyone else,” said Dr. Lisa Merritt, executive director of the Multicultural Health Institute. “In our own area, we are having twice the rate of hospitalizations compared to the population and they account for a disproportionate amount of deaths as well.”