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Small vaccine clinics cater to seniors in hard-hit Pacific Islander community


Small vaccine clinics cater to seniors in hard-hit Pacific Islander community
State, health experts make big push to get vaccine to Pacific Islander seniors
By Lynn Kawano | February 16, 2021 at 5:52 PM HST - Updated February 16 at 6:25 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Advocates are scrambling to organize more vaccine clinics for Pacific Islander seniors. The community has been hit hardest by the COVID pandemic in Hawaii.
The first clinic last week in Nuuanu was organized through We Are Oceania and the Kalihi-Palama Health Center. A total of 22 doses were available and the spots filled up quickly.
Community center clinics are much smaller than the ones set up at Pier 2 or the Blaisdell Center and target people who cannot access the vaccination websites to make an appointment. ....

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Vaccination Hesitation: How the Lack of Access Affects Trust from the Pacific Islander Community


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  It was a rainy day outside Kalihi Palama Health center as people over the age of 65 sat in front of the facility waiting to get their COVID-19 vaccination. It was part of a clinic put on by We Are Oceania, a Micronesian advocacy group.
“It takes trust,” said Josie Howard, the organization’s program director.
“When they see familiar faces, when they hear people who can speak their language, and who can understand the culture, and the language makes it really easy for them to trust. And I think because we have a relationship established already, that it made it easier for us. And having staff from each community on our team made it really easy.” ....

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