Starting today, the King Center will operate as a COVID-19 vaccination site for Ochsner Lafayette General.
Coronavirus vaccines at the King Center will be available throughout April and May as Ochsner is hoping the ease of access will help improve the disproportionate rate of vaccinations within minority communities.
According to a report from our media partners at KATC, minorities in Lafayette make up a majority of those who aren t getting vaccinated in Acadiana a region that the Department of Health says ranks third lowest in the state.
67 percent of those fully vaccinated are white, while people of color are 19 percent of those vaccinated.