Mississippi In Last Place for Vaccinations as Biden Administration Announces 'Month of Action'
President Joe Biden has declared a vaccination “National Month of Action” to get the U.S. to herd immunity against COVID-19, alongside a slew of public health initiatives to close the remaining vaccine gap in the country.
Initiatives the Biden administration touts include free child care for individuals getting vaccinated through a partnership with KinderCare, Learning Care Group, YMCA and Bright Horizons, as well as extended hours at certain pharmacies across the nation including Albertsons, CVS, Rite-Aid and Walgreens.
Though the White House is attempting to address access disparities preventing Americans from getting vaccinated, as of yet there appears to be little coordination between the federal government and the State of Mississippi in connecting the new benefits with regional communicators.
In a statement, Mississippi State Department of Health Communications Director Liz Sharlot confirmed to the Mississippi Free Press that no direct communication between the White House Coronavirus Task Force and MSDH on the subject of vaccine incentives has taken place. The extent of the coordination remains a routine bulletin the task force shared with the agency mentioning incentives.
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