In January 2021, the federal government funded 64 state, territorial, and local immunization programs for COVID-19 vaccination efforts and required 10% of funding to support groups at higher risk of COVID-19 and under-resourced communities. As immunization programs continue to get funding to support COVID-19 vaccination uptake, the Guide for Community Partners can be used to support organizations with community-level reach—who play a critical role in increasing vaccine confidence and access in their communities—with delivering or supporting COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
The Guide for Community Partners focuses on racial and ethnic minority communities because of the disproportionate effect of COVID-19 on these groups, but it is applicable to other communities that may be hard to reach, experience marginalization, discrimination, or disparities in receiving vaccines, or demonstrate hesitancy to get vaccines. (abbreviated author introduction)
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