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“We hope that by coming to this community we are providing accurate information and will also change the fears and encourage more people to be vaccinated,” said Dr. Keith Churchwell, president of Yale New Haven Hospital.
Thursday’s clinic was held at Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church in Hamden where 54 people were registered for a shot.
“I think this is a wonderful initiative because when you think about it collectively, it takes a village to make things happen,” said Walter Luckett, who received a vaccine.
“Yale New Haven has been an amazing, amazing asset,” said Hamden Mayor Curt Leng.
Yale’s clinic expands vaccination efforts in Hamden. The town has also partnered with Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center to offer vaccines three times a week.
“I think it’s very important in the Black and brown community to see a spiritual leader, a pastor, educated on the vaccination in order to give out the information,” said Steele.
Community groups in New Haven are reaching out to those who are hesitant or just have questions about the vaccine.
“There’s a long dark history around vaccines and testing that there’s fear, so we want to talk about really the facts around it, we want to address the fear,” said Dori Dumas, the president of the Greater New Haven Branch of the NAACP.
The group will host an information session on Facebook Tuesday evening, in partnership with Yale New Haven Hospital, to answer those questions and more about health equity and advocating for access.