Today, HHS, through HRSAgov, provided $66.5 MILLION in American Rescue Plan funding to expand community-based outreach efforts to increase COVID19 vaccine confidence and vaccinations:
Secretary Becerra: ‘Building Vaccine Confidence Is Critical to Increasing Vaccinations, Which Remains So Important’
“Building vaccine confidence is critical to increasing vaccinations, which remains so important as we encourage boosters and kids’ vaccinations,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. This investment by the Biden-Harris Administration further expands our progress in partnering with trusted local messengers to deliver needed information on COVID-19 vaccines.
“Through this initiative, HRSA is able to support trusted community messengers in their work to help individuals and families get the answers they need to make informed decisions about vaccination,” said HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson. “These awards will expand the reach of our community-based programs to support vaccination information and outreach.”
Examples of local partnerships and activities supported by the Community-based Workforce for COVID-19 Vaccine Program include:Organizing mobile vaccination clinics for farmworkers;Implementing culturally and linguistically appropriate outreach campaigns.
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