Dr. Brian Abel (left) and Ed Meehan (right)
Co-hosts Greg Capogna of WDIY and Ed Meehan from the Rider Pool Foundation and Trust welcome guest Dr. Brian Abel, MPH Operations Manager, Integrated Care Coordination at Lehigh Valley Health Network to talk about vaccine hesitancy, misinformation, and the barriers to access that revolve around social determinants of health.
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Updated on:Feb 12, 2021, 8:39pm EST
Gov. Ned Lamont visited a vaccine clinic at Stamford Hospital Friday, announcing he will get vaccinated early next week.
Lamont is struggling to convince minorities, however, to roll up their sleeves.
Among elderly patients in Connecticut, nearly 60% of COVID vaccines went to white patients. Just more than 4% went to Black and Hispanic patients.
Stamford s No Barriers program reaches out directly to minorities, helping them sign up for vaccines, giving them free rides, and providing interpreters. We re trying to make it as easy as possible, and no questions asked, said Anka Badurina, the executive director of Building One Community. No insurance, no ID, that s OK.
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