Health officials make new push to get vaccine to people experiencing homelessness
By:
Forrest Sanders
and last updated 2021-07-15 21:38:00-04
With surges happening now with the Delta variant, health officials are making a new push to get vaccinations to people experiencing homelessness. Numbers show a much higher mortality rate for that community over the general population. Those officials said there are hurtles in their mission that put a spotlight on existing inequities.
âIf they wanna find me, I am here,â said Paul Arndt, sitting with a stack of newspapers at an intersection in Nashville, Tennessee. âIâm down here 9 in the morning to 5 at night.â