During the racing season, about 1,000 workers at Kentucky’s Churchill Downs groom, exercise and take care of competitors – hard and potentially dangerous work
Realizing early issues, Louisville health and church leaders focus on community-based vaccination Share Updated: 7:07 PM EST Feb 17, 2021 Share Updated: 7:07 PM EST Feb 17, 2021
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Show Transcript EQUITABLE. VICKI: BUT AS WLKY’S GLADYS BAUTISTA REPORTS, THE VITAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMES AS GROUPS LEARNED OF ISSUES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY PLAGUE THE SYSTEM EARLY ON. REPORTER: U OF L HEALTH OFFICIALS AND CHURCH LEADERS ARE ON A MISSION TO NOT ONLY MAKE THE COVID-19 VACCINE EQUITABLE BUT ACCESSIBLE TO BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES IN THE METRO WHO NEED IT THE MOST. A SHOW OF THIS EFFORT IS A POP-UP VACCINE CLINIC AT KINGDOM FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN CHURCH ON FRIDAY. WE CAN TAKE THIS TO THEM AN TAKE THE BURDEN OFF OF THE HAVING TO DRIVE TO A PARTICULAR AREA OR GET OUT AN AREA POSSIBLY ACROSS TOWN. REPORTER: WHILE RESOURCES TO GET THE VACCINE HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT FOR THESE COMMUNITIES, THIS EFFORT BEGAN WITH THE REALIZATION THAT EARLY METHODS