Local Groups Canvass in Smithfield to Increase Vaccine Awareness

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Local Groups Canvass in Smithfield to Increase Vaccine Awareness

Times Staff Report Door knockers about the COVID-19 vaccine hung on over 3,000 doors around the Smithfield community on Monday thanks to the work of some local entities. Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson, the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) and the University of Alabama at Birmingham's (UAB) Minority Health and Health Disparities Research […]

Source: The Birmingham Times

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