Page 2 - Betsey Smith News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

arrow
The Brookdale University Medical Center line
Fred Mogul / Gothamist / WNYC
Freezing weather couldn’t stop 77-year-old Betsey Smith from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, even though it meant waiting more than two hours outside Brookdale University Medical Center in Brownsville, Brooklyn. She was one of hundreds of people on line.
It s not too bad you just have to move your legs to keep warm, said Smith, an African-American woman who lives in nearby East New York. I know some people say they re not going to take this COVID vaccine, but I think it s important.”
In a bid to aid equitable access and combat vaccine hesitancy, Brookdale is trying an open-line approach rather than the pre-registered appointments system used by other hospitals. ....

United States , Long Island , New Providence , James Vitalis , C Virginia Fields , Betsey Smith , Laray Brown , Andrew Cuomo , Dominick Stanzione , National Black Leadership Commission On Health , Brookdale University Medical Center , Brooklyn Health , East New , One Brooklyn Health , Governor Andrew Cuomo , Mayor Bill De Blasio , National Black Leadership Commission , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , நீண்டது தீவு , புதியது ப்ராவிடெந்ஸ் , ஜேம்ஸ் இன்றியமையாதது , பெட்ஸி ஸ்மித் , லாரே பழுப்பு , ஆண்ட்ரூ கோமோ , டோமினிக் ஸ்டான்சியோன் , தேசிய கருப்பு தலைமைத்துவம் தரகு ஆன் ஆரோக்கியம் ,