Vaccination clinic targets Black community
FAIRMONT â Jesse Lawson had been waiting weeks for a call informing him of when he could get his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. He finally received a call for an appointment, but the caller was not someone he expected when scheduling a vaccine appointment. âRomelia Hodges, who I have known her for a few years now,â Lawson said of the caller. âI have just kind of waited patiently until I was contacted.â On Wednesday, Lawson finally received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a special clinic aimed at vaccinating the African-American population of Marion Cou...