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How door-to-door canvassing became the 'heartbeat' of Louisiana's COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Once, while canvassing in Colfax in Grant Parish, a homeowner sicced his dogs on her. She escaped unscathed but wasn’t fazed by the encounter. She said she's used to the polarizing reactions vaccines now elicit. It’s the reason why her job is important.
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To recruit canvassers, the Health Department has relied on partners with relationships within the targeted communities. That has included groups like Together Louisiana, a faith-based organization with statewide contacts, and the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, which boasts of its ability to turn out more than a quarter-million Black voters. The “vaccine champions,” as officials call them, are paid $15 an hour for their labor.
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Recently, the Health Department has begun to experiment with mobile vaccination sites, pairing canvassers with vans manned by Louisiana Army National Guard troops ready to offer doses on demand. That idea emerged after attendance at pop-up vaccination sites, which occurred after canvassing had taken place, was lower than expected...
How door-to-door canvassing became the 'heartbeat' of Louisiana's COVID-19 vaccination campaign
- BY BLAKE PATERSON | Staff writer
- Jul 11, 2021 - 4:00 am
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- 5 min to read
Once, while canvassing in Colfax in Grant Parish, a homeowner sicced his dogs on her. She escaped unscathed but wasn’t fazed by the encounter. She said she's used to the polarizing reactions vaccines now elicit. It’s the reason why her job is important.
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To recruit canvassers, the Health Department has relied on partners with relationships within the targeted communities. That has included groups like Together Louisiana, a faith-based organization with statewide contacts, and the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, which boasts of its ability to turn out more than a quarter-million Black voters. The “vaccine champions,” as officials call them, are paid $15 an hour for their labor.
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Recently, the Health Department has begun to experiment with mobile vaccination sites, pairing canvassers with vans manned by Louisiana Army National Guard troops ready to offer doses on demand. That idea emerged after attendance at pop-up vaccination sites, which occurred after canvassing had taken place, was lower than expected...