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Replay Video UP NEXT Once the coronavirus outbreak rocked Pittsburgh s historically Black neighborhoods, Father Paul Abernathy knew that when a COVID-19 vaccine arrived, it would be time to swap his pulpit for the streets in order to convince residents to take the vaccine. Father Paul, as he s known to members of St. Moses the Black Orthodox church, donned a yellow neon vest over his Roman collar and began walking door-to-door, infusing faith into his plea for residents to take the vaccine. This is very important, he said to one hesitant neighbor as he knocked on doors in Pittsburgh s predominantly African-American Hill District. Sometimes when we pray, he gives us blessing by way of medicine, by way of vaccines.
Forum to address COVID-19 vaccine concerns in Pittsburgh s African American community When we re going through the community, doing our work around the pandemic, it s very clear, and for good reason, there s a degree of mistrust around the vaccine in the community, Abernathy said. Share Updated: 7:08 PM EST Jan 29, 2021
Forum to address COVID-19 vaccine concerns in Pittsburgh s African American community When we re going through the community, doing our work around the pandemic, it s very clear, and for good reason, there s a degree of mistrust around the vaccine in the community, Abernathy said. Share Updated: 7:08 PM EST Jan 29, 2021
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Father Martie Johnson Jr. of Neighborhood Resilience Project gives a thumbs up after receiving his covid-19 vaccine from Michael McDermott at UPMC Mercy Hospital on the South Side of Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Dr. Maya Ragavan talks to media during a vaccine clinic at UPMC Mercy Hospital on the South Side of Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Father Paul Abernathy of Neighborhood Resilience Project receives his covid-19 vaccine from Heather Johnson at UPMC Mercy Hospital on Tuesday.
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Maurice Hickman 51, of Neighborhood Resilience Project receives his covid-19 vaccine at the UPMC Mercy Hospital on Tuesday.
PA expands vaccine eligibility to ages 65 and older; UPMC vaccinates workers serving vulnerable populations
As total U.S. Covid deaths pass 400,000 with several effective vaccines developed the puzzle is figuring out where the first limited doses will do the most good.
In a multipronged effort to prioritize the biggest impact among Phase 1A groups, UPMC vaccinated workers with The Violence Prevention Initiative, the Neighborhood Resilience Project and Casa San Jose at their South Side clinic on Tuesday afternoon.
By getting these community advocates inoculated, they hope to fight vaccine hesitancy in vulnerable, often minority populations, where Covid has had a disproportionately terrible effect.