Highlighting AICHO: "St. Louis County strives to vaccinate all groups of people"

Daryl Olson, AICHO's Director of Programming, has organized several public health events at AICHO such as providing free saliva testing for the community. At AICHO's vaccination clinic, Olson has helped numerous elders including Portia Johnson. Photo by Ivy Vainio

Except from the Duluth News Tribune:

Groups most vulnerable to poor health outcomes are being prioritized for COVID-19 vaccinations by the local public health department.

St. Louis County Public Health is directing 20% of its COVID-19 vaccination allotments to people in minority and marginalized populations. The county is reaching underserved populations by partnering with community organizations aimed at serving those people.

It’s meant vaccination clinics at board and lodges, homeless and domestic violence shelters, and places such as the American Indian Community Housing Organization, which hosted a vaccination clinic earlier this month for its housing and shelter residents, and communities of color.

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