To convict a mayo clinic study says rapid covid?
"* testing is needed to combat disparities in dealing with the virus.
The study concludes community driven?
"* strategy is key for success.
Kimt news 3's samantha soto spoke to a mayo clinic doctor involved in the study ?
"* and joins us live now from mayo.
Samantha?
George ?
"* mayo clinic has partnered with open cities health clinic in the twin cities ?
"* in an effort to brig more attention to underserved communities dealing with covid?
"*19.
U?
"*s health officials report people with minority backgrounds have suffered disproportiona tely from covid?
"*19 ?
"* due to lack of access to health care.
The pandemic is focusing more attention on this issue ?
"* but the disparities were always there.
In the last year mayo clinic has partnered with open cities health center to bring rapid drive?
"*thru covid?
"*te to the greater twin cities.
The director of the mayo clinic center for health equity and community engagement research, doctor chyte doubeni says rapid testing has made it easier to get people vaccinated.
He says the key to this effort is community engagement.
"that means working with a collborator in the community that shows respect ?
"* and that's one of the most effective ways we have found to work with communities in a respectful way, to address needs and opp that a community sees as important."
Dr. doubeni tells me since the site has been open, the testing rate increased, and the positivity rate has decreased.
Live in rochester ?*- samantha soto kimt news 3.
Thank you samantha.
The researchers hope this community?
"* based approach can be replicated for future vaccine distribution needs, and that it can help meet health needs in communities that are underserved.
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