In the News: Boston Globe Features CHP Mobile Health Unit

Jun 14, 2021 | News

CHP Mobile Health Unit giving vaccines on boardThe Boston Globe prominently featured the outreach work of CHP Mobile Health Unit prominently in its June 12 edition, in a story covering vaccine incentives and efforts to get doses to those who need them, but have trouble getting them. With a Globe subscription, the article can be accessed here. Without a subscription, read here.

“Million dollar COVID vaccine lotteries grab attention, but cheaper, targeted approaches maybe just as successful”

Excerpt:

Since January, CHP workers have hopped on “Bob,” their big orange bus, to administer more than 3,300doses of COVID vaccines to far-flung residents, including gas station attendants, store clerks, and the homebound. They have occasionally offered incentives, such as free grocery gift cards or a raffle for SixFlags amusement park tickets, but have found doorstep convenience to be the biggest attraction.“We’re not encountering a lot of hesitation, but social vulnerabilities — lack of transportation, lack of time off from a job, lack of child care” to get a shot, said Lia Spiliotes, the center’s chief executive.

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