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A partnership that includes Black community and business leaders, the University of Maryland, and the White House COVID-19 response team is reaching out to barbers and stylists across the country in an effort to tackle vaccine hesitancy. “Why not go where people already have trust – the barbershop and the salon,” said Stephen B. Thomas, a health policy professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Health. “These are the people who have street credibility and can educate folks enough so that they want the vaccine. “

Offering beer, babysitting and barbershop outreach, the White House launches a raft of initiatives to boost vaccinations Lena H. Sun, John Wagner "I want you to be vaccinated:" Along with shaves and cuts, barbershop offers coronavirus shots Replay Video UP NEXT As part of a major effort to boost vaccinations, the White House on Wednesday detailed an array of new incentives being offered by the private sector that include free food delivery, baseball tickets, Xboxes and chances to win cruise tickets, groceries for a year and free airline flights. The White House will also...

Biden to launch initiative to recruit 1,000 Black-owned barbershops and salons to accelerate vaccinations, among other incentives and outreach efforts.

Men lag women in coronavirus vaccinations, especially in Black communities Rachel Chason, Rebecca Tan © Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post DJ Quicksilva on Friday in Hanover, Md. DJ Quicksilva was on the fence about getting vaccinated. The radio host, who lives in Prince George’s County, Md., had been eligible since January because he teaches at his DJ school in person. His doctor was pushing him to get the shot. But he did not trust a medical system he felt had too often failed Black men like him. When his wife got vaccinated in March, the pressure mounted. “It i...