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‘Herd immunity is still kind of elusive,’ says volunteer with group helping boost COVID-19 vaccination numbers
Updated May 10, 2021;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The big disparities in Kent County’s COVID-19 vaccination rates prompted a network of faith-based volunteers to work with county officials to help boost vaccination numbers.
Deb Borst, who attends Madison Square Church, is part of a volunteer network that was canvassing the city last week.
“We know that herd immunity is still kind of elusive, and it probably will be elusive longer the less successful we are at encouraging people to get the vaccine, so I’m willing to do what I can,” said Borst, who was working a neighborhood in the 49507 ZIP code on May 5.
Big disparities exist in Kent County’s COVID-19 vaccination rates. Here’s what volunteers are doing about it
Updated May 08, 2021;
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI Kristi Lewis and Deb Borst huddled over a map in the parking lot of Madison Square Church, plotting their route in the fight against COVID-19.
On this particular afternoon, that fight meant going door to door in the city’s 49507 ZIP code. It’s one of the hardest-hit areas in Grand Rapids by the pandemic, and yet the estimated number of residents who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is among the lowest in Kent County.