Colorado taskforce works to create more trust in the COVID-19 vaccine
A survey by the state health department found only 50% of Hispanic and Black women in Colorado are willing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Author: Lori Lizarraga
Updated: 1:34 PM EST December 17, 2020
DENVER — After nearly 10 months in the pandemic, the COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Colorado and a new "Vaccine Equity Taskforce" in the state is working to provide answers about the shot to communities that are hesitant to get it.
Seeing that reluctance in his own patients, Centura Health doctor and Chief Diversity Inclusion Officer Oswaldo Grenardo joined the Colorado Vaccine Equity Taskforce.