‘Shots at the Shop’: Officials turn to black-owned barber shops and hair salons as possible COVID vaccination sites
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(CNN) — It’s an effort to expand access to coronavirus vaccines: provide shots at the barber shop.
As part of a White House initiative, the National Association of County and City Health Officials is is planning to help train Black-owned barber shops and hair salons to provide accurate vaccination information and even provide vaccines where possible, Lori Tremmel Freeman, chief executive officer of NACCHO, told CNN on Wednesday.