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Neighborhood COVID vaccine clinics succeed as eligibility opens up

Meridian Health Services had set up the clinic in the church s basement, bringing along about 100 single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines on March 30. Due to the longevity of any type of COVID-19 vaccine, the goal was distribute them all that day.
Within a few hours, the healthcare system was able to do just that.
Both Senior Pastor Andrew Draper and Associate Pastor Maria Wilson wanted to bring the vaccine closer to area residents and increase accessibility for all. Wilson, chair of the Mobilizing Muncie health sub-committee, has been working alongside various local health providers, including Meridian, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital and Open Door Health Services. ....

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Black Americans' hesitancy to get COVID-19 vaccine reflected in state, local numbers

Black Americans hesitancy to get COVID-19 vaccine reflected in state, local numbers
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WaTasha Barnes Griffin gets the COVID-19 vaccine at Open Door Health Services.
MUNCIE, Ind. It had taken a lot to get WaTasha Barnes Griffin in a chair at Open Door Health Services. Since the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, she had been adamant she wouldn t get one. But in late January, her arm was being prepared for the shot.
Bryan Ayars, CEO of Open Door Health Services, was even there with her, helping document her journey. She remembers Ayars jokingly telling her not to scream, to which a nurse replied, “She s not scared of a vaccine.” But that wasn t completely true. ....

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