Published: 27 April 2021
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is ramping up efforts around Hampton Roads to vaccinate people who face barriers to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
The targeted outreach approach includes pop-up clinics at several churches and door-to-door visits, much like get-out-the-vote efforts, in neighborhoods with low vaccination rates.
Officials say mass vaccine sites, including one at Military Circle in Norfolk, have vaccinated thousands of people daily. However, the new grassroots phase of the immunization campaign is intended to help marginalized people who lack transportation to big vaccine sites or prefer to be vaccinated within their own communities where they feel more at ease.