Vibrant Health workers receive doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
Organization predominantly cares for lower-income communities in Wyandotte County
Share
Updated: 5:22 PM CST Dec 22, 2020
Organization predominantly cares for lower-income communities in Wyandotte County
Share
Updated: 5:22 PM CST Dec 22, 2020
Hide Transcript
Show Transcript
BY COVID-19. PEOPLE GOT THEIR FIRST SHOT TODAY. WITH A SHARPIE ON A PIECE OF PAPER, DR. WILLIAM PANKEY WANTED TO TELL THE WORLD SOMETHING JUST BEFORE HIS DOSE OF A COVID-19 VACCINE. >> MY FAMILY NEEDS ME, AND I NEED THEM. MY PATIENTS NEED ME, AND I NEED THEM, I AM NOT AFRAI MATT: THIS DOCTOR WHO’S PRACTICED FOR DECADES WAS FIRST IN LINE AFTER MODERNA’S DOSES ARRIVE -- ARRIVED. THE SECOND PERSON WROTE HER REASON, TOO. >> I GOT MY COVID-19 VACCINE TODAY SO MY KIDS CAN GO BACK TO SCHOOL, AND I CAN STOP THEIR FEAR. GOODBYE, COVID. AND, NOW I’M GOING TO CRY. MATT: JESSICA NICHOLS WANTS HER KIDS AND THE WYANDOTTE COUNTY COMMUNITY SHE SERVES. TO KNOW IT’S SAFE TO GET A VACCINE. >> AS SOON AS WE REACH THAT TIER LEVEL OF GETTING OUR PATIENTS IN HERE, WE WILL BE CALLING THEM, TEXTING THEM, HELPING GET THEM IN HERE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. >> LET’S HELP THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE AT RISK IN THESE COMMUNITIES, BROWN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES REALLY NEED ACCESS TO THE VACCINE. SO THAT WE CAN REDUCE THEIR RISK. MATT: EVERYONE HERE STARTED THAT PROCESS TODAY. >> IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE A GI