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Five questions for Phyllis Bragg
Chi Eta Phi nursing sorority
1 Through your nursing sorority, you ve been involved with the COVID-19 vaccination effort. Why was it important to your organization?
As an African American nursing sorority, we know that minorities are mostly impacted by the COVID virus and are less likely to receive the vaccine. We were offered the opportunity to collaborate with HealthVisions Midwest Vaccine Messaging Task Force on their mass community rollout COVID vaccine registration. Chi Eta Phi Nursing Sorority joined this leadership effort to be visible in the minority community by providing COVID education and assisting with vaccine registration.
Michelle Davies | The Journal Gazette
Phyllis Bragg, left, president of the Chi Eta Phi nursing soroity s Zeta Eta chapter, and volunteer Kim Hosendove work on registering Antowane Simmons for the COVID vaccine Saturday at the Villages of Hanna Apartments.
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Phyllis Bragg, seated left, President of the Chi Eta Phi Zeta Eta Chapter, and Kim Hosendove, standing, volunteer, work on registering Antowane Simmons, right, for the COVID vaccine Saturday at the Villages of Hanna Apartments. Previous Next
Sunday, April 11, 2021 1:00 am
Vaccines come with reassurance
JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette
Antowane Simmons was ready to listen, but he still had reservations about the novel coronavirus vaccine.
There s a way to get vaccinated fast, though.
Patients often miss their appointments and providers are able to pull more vaccine than planned out of vials, leaving leftover doses that need to be used before they expire. Luckily, each vaccine provider in Knox County has been able to give the extra shots to someone nearby, and not a single dose has gone to waste because an arm wasn t available.
Some do that by using standby lists.
Here are all the places in Knox County with leftover lists and how to add your name to each one. Remember to call a provider if you no longer need an appointment so others can get vaccinated.
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