COVID-19 Vaccine Committee

As of October 2021, the COVID-19 Vaccine Committee is no longer active.

Key deliverables of the committee include but are not limited to the following items:

• Brought the Vaccine Tidbit portion of ISPN general meetings – Recruited Dr. Chris Prater to speak and advised him on relevant topics

• Collected and disseminated multilingual vaccine information to providers - on our website, social media, committee emails, and Weekly Round-Up

• Hosted two informational webinars and panels about the COVID-19 vaccine:

  • RRT collab - Making Sense of the COVID-19 Vaccine: Immigrant and Refugee Resources

  • Service Providers Committee collab- Lessons Learned about Vaccination Access for Immigrants in St. Louis

• Facilitated collaboration between providers and vaccinators (opportunities staffed by pharmacies, clinics, local health departments)

• Advised government officials and policymakers on making vaccine opportunities accessible to immigrants – conversations with health departments of St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Cori Bush’s office, FEMA, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

• Facilitated language access at mass vaccine opportunities – registered clients and staffed multiple St. Louis City mass vaccination events; pushed out partner events (IISTL, LifeWise STL, Puentes de Esperanza, etc.)