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Task force aims to encourage Black communities to get COVID-19 vaccine Task force members first met last week to discuss how to get the COVID-19 vaccine to underserved communities and gain trust. Share Updated: 3:44 PM EST Jan 13, 2021 Task force aims to encourage Black communities to get COVID-19 vaccine Task force members first met last week to discuss how to get the COVID-19 vaccine to underserved communities and gain trust. Share Updated: 3:44 PM EST Jan 13, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE WORK TOGETHER. AND I SAID ALSO THE GOV...

COVID vaccine task force aims for 40 sites in Black communities by end of month “This is not rocket science. It can’t be short-term; it has to be long-term,” the group's leader said. A statewide task force on fast tracking access to COVID vaccines in minority communities now has an ambitious action plan. Topping the goals: Designating a minimum of 40 vaccination venues in the northwest, northeast, southwest and southeast parts of the state by Jan. 31. Ultimately, the Statewide Coronavirus Vaccination Community Education and Engagement Task Force – chaired by the Rev. R.B. Holmes Jr. ...

Registered nurse La Tanya Forbes, right, is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by RN Cheryl Birmingham, left, at Memorial Healthcare System, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Miramar. The panel is enlisting faith leaders, HBCU presidents, elected officials and others to advocate for the vaccine in minority communities. A statewide task force is aiming to get at least 60% of people of color to get the coronavirus vaccine. The Statewide Coronavirus Vaccination Community Education and Engagement Task Force is enlisting faith leaders, historically Black college and university presiden...