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MetroHealth opened up a mass vaccination site in Maple Heights, a suburb that s about 75% black. We looked at vaccination percentages by zip code, we saw a significant need in that location and we quickly rented an empty county building and converted it into a clinic,” said Akram Boutros, MD, MetroHealth CEO. Boutros says access - that s getting people with transportation issues to the shot - is important. “Things like free parking, lots of highway access, access to public transportation, eliminates some of those barriers,” said Boutros. Proximity and easy access is the reason Dawn Robinson chose MetroHealth s Maple Heights vaccination site. ....
Health officials work to build trust, bust vaccine myths University Hospitals Jether Tiller, 90, receives her COVID-19 vaccine at University Hospitals. Her family shared a video of the process on social media. The first day COVID-19 vaccines were available to the public, 90-year-old Jether Tiller of Maple Heights was at University Hospitals bright and early, ready for her appointment. She wants everybody to take the same step, so her family shared a video on social media of her vaccination. A lot of them were saying, you know, If your mother s 90 years old and got it, then I can get it also, Tiller said. ....