Ninth Ward vaccination event encourages residents of all ages to get the COVID vaccine
“Misinformation has been given out to a whole lot of people, so we’re trying to just give information so that they know that it’s ok to take the COVID shot.”
Author: Devin Bartolotta / Eyewitness News (WWL)
Published: 10:35 PM CDT May 7, 2021
Updated: 10:35 PM CDT May 7, 2021
NEW ORLEANS — Homemade barbecue with a side of antibodies was on the menu in the Lower 9th Ward Friday afternoon.
At 9th Ward NENA, which helps residents with real estate and financial literacy, the Lower Nine COVID-19 Response Team was handing out plates from The Smoking Oyster, boxes of groceries from Second Harvest, and COVID-19 vaccines with help from LCMC and Xavier University.