Health experts pushing vaccine awareness to underserved communities Spreading vaccine awareness By Josh Roberson | March 13, 2021 at 11:56 AM CST - Updated March 13 at 10:14 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - With three working vaccines now in circulation and cases down, many states are easing up on COVID restrictions, and some like Texas and Mississippi are even doing away with mask mandates. âNow is the time to exercise personal responsibility,â said health educator Dr. Eric Griggs. âThe reality is we canât let our guard down. There are currently 20,000 variants of the virus that are out there, about seven of which weâre concerned about.â