and last updated 2021-08-04 00:07:03-04 The community food pantry on Whittier Street has long provided meals to people who need them. On Monday, it will offer another essential to the Avondale community: COVID-19 vaccines. âWe are going to go everywhere and anywhereâ to deliver shots, Cincinnati Health Department nursing director Virginia Scott said. âWe're going to be everywhere, so we're going to meet our communities where they are." Only about 28% of people in Avondale are vaccinated against COVID-19, according to city health officials. Thatâs significantly lower than Ohioâs statewide average of 49% and Hamilton Countyâs average of 52%.