Dozier’s Devotion to Vaccine Uptake

The Center for Black Women’s Wellness considers Atlanta city councilman Jason Dozier’s visit to their wellness clinic to receive his COVID-19 vaccine one of their proudest moments. By choosing their clinic and sharing his vaccination over social media, other community members were encouraged to visit the clinic and get vaccinated for COVID-19 too. In addition to Dozier’s publicity, the Center has worked with a variety of partners, including local apartment complexes, to conduct mobile COVID-19 vaccine events and deliver at-home testing kits and vaccines. The Center has trained frontline staff and influential messengers in the community to deliver culturally appropriate education and messaging, sometimes even door-to-door. It has also developed educational materials and social media campaigns to increase the range of trusted community voices supporting vaccine education and delivery.