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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took a virtual tour Monday of a COVID-19 vaccination site at the Cardinals Stadium in Glendale. Gov. Doug Ducey has touted the facility as a model for effective mass vaccination. But Arizona still lags in distribution, especially in underserved communities.
During the virtual tour, Vice President Harris asked Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ how the state is addressing barriers to vaccination. Language barriers, along with lack of access to transportation and technology, have surfaced as roadblocks in the rollout nationwide.
“What kind of outreach are you doing?” Harris asked.
“So, this is just one portion of our state vaccination plan,” Christ said. “We are looking to partner with community leaders to put community-based PODs in some of those hard-to-reach and targeted ZIP codes.”