Alabama Newscenter — University Of Alabama Leading Effort To Increase Vaccinations In Rural Alabama

By Adam Jones
University of Alabama

In a partnership with community organizations, the University of Alabama is heading a project to get 70% of eligible people in the state’s Black Belt vaccinated against COVID-19 over the next year.

A $1 million grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration to UA will assist with vaccine information and outreach programs and will support remote and pop-up vaccination clinics throughout the 18 counties.

“This is a very important and timely grant award in Alabama,” said Dr. Hee Yun Lee, lead on the grant and associate dean for research in the UA School of Social Work and Endowed Academic Chair in Social Work (Health). “Alabama’s low vaccination rate is more serious in rural areas than urban areas, so our grant targets rural communities like the Black Belt areas to increase the vaccination rate.”

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