A community event at a Phoenix church this weekend provides access to vaccinations and education. PHOENIX (3TV / CBS 5) – The first institutional Baptist church in Phoenix is hosting a COVID-19 vaccination campaign this weekend aimed at those in the minority who are skeptical of vaccinating the underserved communities in order to make themselves more comfortable about this pandemic and feel safer, “said Chiquita Taylor, executive director of FIBCO Family Services Inc., who runs the church. Initially, the vaccine drive was supposed to give around 1,500 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. But after the recommended hiatus from the CDC and FDA, they will give around 1,000 Moderna vaccine doses, with second dates scheduled for May. Organizers say some people canceled after the news of the J&J break, but most people are still signed up and excited to get the Moderna vaccine Those behind the vaccination campaign say they provide as much information as possible to vaccine skeptics would like to make providence to alleviate their fears. “Among other things, we have experts available who are ready to answer the phone,” said FIBCO Family Services, Inc. CEO Ernie Urquhart. “We’re going to have experts here over the weekend ready to take you aside and say, ‘Let me tell you more.’” In the midst of a Johnson & Johnson hiatus, the Phoenix area clinic has hundreds of open clinics Vaccine appointments Registration is now open from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at (602) 385-3900 and on the days of the event. All adults are eligible to register and receive the vaccine. Drive-through is not available. The vaccination campaign runs from Friday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. Copyright 2021 KPHO / KTVK (KPHO Rundfunkgesellschaft). All rights reserved.
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