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MILWAUKEE, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW), a statewide health philanthropy based at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has announced a $230,000 funding award to support a coalition of partners in increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates in Milwaukee County, with a focus on 10 highly impacted and high-risk ZIP codes. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the systemic disparities in health equity that exist based on race and ethnicity in our state that have had a significant impact in Milwaukee County in particular, said Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, director of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment and senior associate dean at the Medical College of Wisconsin. To address these disparities, we aim to support the expansion of work to reach Milwaukee County s highly impacted and vulnerable residents while building a model that can inform continuing efforts across the state.
She got the call in mid-March.
The receptionist at her doctor s office was on the line, asking the 45-year-old office manager whether she wanted to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. They just called and asked if I was interested in getting a COVID shot, she said. I said, No, I am not. They said, You aren t? I said Nope.
The vaccine question can spark strong emotions. The woman, a resident of a southwest Milwaukee suburb, spoke to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the condition that she remain anonymous
. The woman said she had really good standing in her community and feared her views could be held against her if her name were used.
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