Churches push for vaccine accessibility in minority communities
VIDEO: Churches push for vaccine accessibility in minority communities By Paola Tristan Arruda | February 16, 2021 at 9:05 PM EST - Updated February 16 at 11:17 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - As health officials work to vaccinate more people of color and those living in rural areas, church leaders say it will take a partnership with faith-based communities to see those numbers rise.
When looking at the data for vaccines administered in the state, numbers from the state health department’s COVID-19 dashboard reveals that most people getting the vaccine are white.
The Presiding Bishop of the 7th District AME Church, Samuel L. Green Sr., says he is concerned about people in the African American community not having access to information about the vaccine or the vaccine itself.