By Jennifer Conn Ohio
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AKRON, Ohio Some Akron-area immigrants and refugees are slow to get the COVID-19 vaccination, but it’s not for lack of trying.
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Clunky online scheduling tools, troubling urban myths and fear influence vaccine rollout of immigrant communities
Several erroneous tales circulate among Akron’s Congolese while Bhutanese immigrants are hindered by clunky online scheduling systems
Community leaders Samantha Byake and Naresh Subba help circulate accurate information, while the North Akron Community development Corp. has several videos underway in Spanish, Swahili, Nepali and English
Clunky online scheduling tools, troubling urban myths and fear are influences that impact how immigrant communities receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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AKRON, Ohio – Even as a local developer begins repurposing Chapel Hill Mall for new use, the state has selected the former shopping destination to become a temporary mass COVID-19 vaccination site, Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Friday.
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Gov. Mike DeWine announced the site of Akron’s Chapel Hill Mall will be one of 15 mass vaccination clinics planned to soon open in Ohio
Chapel Hill is in North Akron, the city’s international neighborhood, which is home to immigrants and refugees from around the world, many of whom mistrust the medical community
The donation will be used to help bridge the gap between Akron communities and health professionals. Author: Hope Sloop Updated: 1:53 PM EST January 26, 2021
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According to a press release sent to 3News, the GAR Foundation has announced a $200,000 donation to go to the creation of a brand-new Know COVID program, dedicated to bridging the divide between healthcare systems in Akron and neighbors who may be wary of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The foundation s goal is to bring accurate and competent information regarding the coronavirus and the COVID-19 vaccine to Black and Brown communities in the Northeast Ohio area, specifically in Akron.