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Helping the homeless community receive the COVID vaccine
Helping the homeless community receive the COVID vaccine By Blair Caldwell | April 7, 2021 at 2:18 PM EDT - Updated April 7 at 5:53 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - With eligibility for the vaccine open here in Georgia, some healthcare groups are reaching out to those who may have challenges getting to a specific location.
They are targeting the homeless population and bringing the vaccine to them.
J.C. Lewis Primary Health Care is taking their vaccine efforts on the road. They are meeting people directly where they are, like at the Salvation Army.
“During the pandemic, we’ve seen an increase in homeless individuals. It’s almost like putting a pandemic on top of an epidemic and with the over crowdedness in the shelters in the homeless facilities it’s important that we get as many people vaccinated as possible,” J.C. Lewis Primary Health Care Chief Executive Officer Dr. Rena Douse said.