As COVID-19 vaccine demand slips, officials look for new ways to reach more people

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Mobile vaccination units offer access and convenience.

-- one of the lowest rates in the country. Most of the sites will close by May 21, while Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will continue through mid-June.director for Fulton County, where Atlanta sits, always knew the day would come when the county would have to shift its efforts from mass vaccination sites to mobile clinics.

Now, the county is trying to reach people who may be more vaccine-hesitant or haven't been able to access the mass vaccination sites. Just over a quarter of Fulton County residents are fully vaccinated, according to the state health department. The mobile vaccination clinics have been deployed to places like churches, the Mexican Consulate and the Atlanta Track Club. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority train stations are another possibility, once they work out the logistics, Paxton said, as well as festivals.

The county is focusing on administering Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at the moment, so additional logistics include setting up clinics so people can get theOne resident said she was encouraged to get vaccinated through a mobile clinic at her church.Atlanta ABC affiliate WSB

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