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Mobile clinic in Boston brings vaccines directly to the people

  • 1.  Mobile clinic in Boston brings vaccines directly to the people

    Posted 07-02-2021 10:13:00 AM

    Harvard physician Alister Martin, MD, MPP, and medical student David Velasquez teamed up to found GOTVax, an organization that uses Get Out the Vote tactics to increase vaccination rates in hard-hit Boston communities. A new survey suggests that 22% of Black adults and 33% of Hispanic adults would be more likely to get vaccinated if a mobile clinic came to their neighborhood.



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    Stephanie Weiner
    Director, Digital Strategy & Engagement
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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