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95 vaccinated at Memorial Baptist Church on Saturday 95 vaccinated at Memorial Baptist Church on Saturday By Joseph Payton | March 15, 2021 at 6:43 PM CDT - Updated March 15 at 6:43 PM EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Memorial Baptist Church in Evansville hosted its first COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Saturday. “I think it went really well considering we didn’t know how many people were going to be able to make it,” said Serita Cabell of Memorial Community Development Corporation. By partnering with Ascension St. Vincent Hospital, 95 people were vaccinated at the church. Organizers say the idea of a vaccination clinic here just made sense, and that it is part of the ministry. ....
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Arlinda Payne has been fielding some of the calls herself. Ahead of a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Memorial Baptist Church on Saturday, the founder of the Black Nurses of Evansville and other nurses and employees of the church have been signing up as many people as they can. People call and the workers fill out the necessary state paperwork for them, since Memorial Baptist isn’t listed as an official vaccination site on state websites. In an effort to bolster vaccinations among Evansville s Black and brown populations and the community as a whole, Ascension St. Vincent will run the clinic out of the church’s gym at 605 Canal St. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. ....