State agencies partner to get vaccines to homebound older adults
State agencies partner to get vaccines to homebound older adults
By Courtney Ann Jackson | April 5, 2021 at 11:06 PM CDT - Updated April 6 at 4:58 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi Department of Human Services has somewhat of a built-in infrastructure for identifying and helping homebound and disabled seniors in several parts of the state.
There are 10 Area Agencies on Aging offices in the state.
“The AAAs...they provide transportation,” explained Mary Shearrill. “They provide transportation for doctor’s appointments, grocery store visits, visits in the community.”
Some of those offices had already started working to secure vaccine appointments for their clients. But...