Health Center CEO Takes First Vaccine Shot To Set Example For People Of Color
Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center CEO Stan McClaren
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Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center CEO Stan McClaren never thought “leading by example,” would mean being first in line to take a newly-developed vaccine during a pandemic, but as 2020 would have it, that’s exactly how he spent his Christmas Eve morning.
McClaren, 50, who is Black and lives near the Dorchester-based health center in a predominantly Black neighborhood said he decided to take the vaccine first after hearing expressions of doubt and distrust from his neighbors and his health center staff.