Local Black pastors receive COVID-19 vaccine as a way of leading by example
Local Black pastors receive COVID-19 vaccine as a way of leading by example By Courtney Ann Jackson | February 1, 2021 at 9:10 PM CST - Updated February 1 at 9:20 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi has been working to ramp up its vaccine rollout in recent weeks. In doing so, they’ve noticed fewer Black Mississippians are getting the shot.
Monday, Mississippi health and faith leaders joined forces in an attempt to get more Mississippians on board with the COVID-19 vaccine.
“We know that Black Mississippians have a higher mortality rate and have been severely impacted but are getting less vaccine than the amount of population Black folks have in our state,” said State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs.