The grassroots effort to get Somali Americans vaccinated
and last updated 2021-04-26 15:18:20-04
Itâs known as the âLand of 10,000 Lakes,â but Minnesota is also home to this country s largest population of Somali Americans.
Kamaal Muhamed is like many who ve escaped the war-torn East African nation of Somali and has ended up calling the streets of Minneapolis home. Somali has been unsettled and in Civil War, without a good functioning government for 30 years now, Muhamed explained.
For a community that often lives in close, crowded quarters, COVID-19 has taken a tremendous toll. It really hit hard. It really hit hard, Muhamed said.