There s a dividing line - Vaccination rates trace socioeconomic boundaries in CT
Kasturi Pananjady and Dave Altimari, CTmirror.org
June 3, 2021
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COVID-19 vaccination and observation area at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven in March 2021.Yehyun Kim / CTMirror.org
Liany Arroyo, the director of the Hartford Health Department, spends a lot of her time studying neighborhoods in Hartford and finding patterns in their vaccination rates.
The downtown areas of Hartford and those that lie to the west of the city show higher vaccination rates in general. Other neighborhoods have sharply lower rates.
“The West End is a more affluent neighborhood,” Arroyo said. “There’s a dividing line there.”
Community-based organizations, medical providers, and elected officials made up the more than 200 volunteers who came out to go door to door. In addition to signing up those who are currently eligible for the vaccine, they also made sure to address any misinformation or concerns.
“I think it was important to come out so that we could raise awareness about the vaccine and encourage more people in the community to get vaccinated,” said Jaye George, a volunteer.
George is also a Quinnipiac University medical student and he said it’s about making sure people have access to the vaccine and know what that access is.
With more than 5,600 doors to knock on in Fair Haven, volunteers got moving. Their goal: Vaccinate Fair Haven. One of the homes they visited on Saturday belonged to Maritza Acevedo who expressed hesitancy about getting the vaccine. But after a door knock and a chat, she says she’ll make sure she and her family get it. “I think.