How a heavily minority Maryland county initiative successfully improved COVID-19 vaccine rates --study

Research initiative successfully combats COVID-19 vaccine disparities An innovative effort to close the gap in COVID-19 vaccination rates in Prince George's County, Maryland found major success, according to new research co-authored by a public health leader at Kennedy ... Kennedy Krieger Institute Medical Xpress

An innovative effort to close the gap in COVID-19 vaccination rates in Prince George's County, Maryland found major success, according to new research co-authored by a public health leader at Kennedy Krieger Institute, Dr. Ernest Carter.

The research, published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, unveils how the Prince George's County Health Department recruited community health workers from June 2021 to June 2024 to deliver COVID-19 education and resources to the populations least likely to get vaccinated.

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