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Pierce County works to dispel vaccine hesitancy as vaccinations slow down
Pierce County has broadened access to the COVID-19 vaccine, but now health officials are running into a new problem: vaccine hesitancy and people not showing up. Author: Lionel Donovan (KING) Updated: 7:10 PM PDT April 22, 2021
PUYALLUP, Wash. As Pierce County works to bring COVID-19 cases down, a concerning trend has emerged: a lag in people coming to clinics to get vaccinated. What we’re seeing is that it’s taking longer for our events to get people registered from them, said Mike Halliday of Pierce County Emergency Management. After people have gotten vaccinated, that initial rush seems to have stalled a little bit. We’re still encouraging people to register, so they can sign up and get a vaccine, but we are seeing that pace slow a bit.
COVID changed everything for Georgia group helping migrants
NICK WOOTEN, The Ledger-Enquirer
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COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) Rita Ellis got the call around 1:30 on a recent afternoon.
Four men were being released from the Stewart Detention Center and were due to arrive in Columbus in less than an hour. The call was expected but came earlier than usual. A mass text went out, and the organizing and scrambling began.
Ellis and five other volunteers loaded their cars with newly-stocked supply backpacks and laptops to buy tickets for the men’s next stop. One helper stopped at a Burger King just down the road to pick up chicken sandwiches. Still warm in the foil, the released men would soon sit outside on benches and eat, talking between bites. It wouldn’t be long before the Groome shuttle station filled with the sounds of their hurried conversations.
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