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Vaccine rollout hits new milestone; first community clinic for African Nova Scotians held in Upper Hammonds Plains


 
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The vaccine rollout hit another milestone in Nova Scotia with the very first community vaccination clinic for African Nova Scotians.
As African Nova Scotians, you know there s been disparities in health services so this is a defining moment. I m excited about this, said Rev. Andrea Anderson.
The clinic was held at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Upper Hammonds Plains on Thursday.
We know that people in the Black community are vulnerable to COVID-19 and the adverse effects of the virus and so it s important to bring the vaccine to the community for access, said Dr. David Haase.
One of the biggest barriers is the mistrust that people in the Black community have had over the years in terms of the medical system and so along comes this vaccine and the mistrust and the misinformation about the vaccine has made it even more difficult, he said. ....

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