The health care system has said it has a plan to reach Black and Latino Americans, and providing access is only one part of the strategy. Novant said it also hopes to build on messages from trusted community members about the importance of getting vaccinated.
âWe recognize that members of these communities have legitimate and valid mistrust around vaccines,â Dr. Jerome Williams Jr., a senior vice president, said in a statement from Novant.
Mary Whitley, 81, and her mother, Ramell Whitley, 101, both of Winston-Salem, received their shots in the church s multi-purpose hall Saturday. We have been looking at the TV news and reading the paper about the virus, Mary Whitley said. My mother said to me, Oh that COVID. It isn t going away.