Free vaccine event in Southeast Bakersfield

KALLYN THIS EVENT IS GOING TO BEOFFERING JOHNSON ANDJOHNSON VACCINES -- THOSE ARETHE ONE-DOSE SHOTS-- AND THE EVENT IS GOING TO BESTARTING LATER ON AT 10 AM.WE'VE BEEN HEARING THAT THEREARE CERTAIN COMMUNITIES IN THECOUNTY THAT PUBLIC HEALTH HASIDENTIFIED ASHAVING SOME BARRIERS, OR PERHAPSA LACK OF TRUST IN THEVACCINE.

THE BLACK COMMUNITY ISONE OF THEM.PUBLIC HEALTH HAS MADE PSA'S INAN EFFORT TO HELP ENCOURAGEPEOPLE TO GET THE VACCINE.

ONEOF THE ORGANIZERS OFTODAY'S EVENT IS THE MLKCOMMUNITY INITIATIVE.

THEYSAY THIS IS AN EFFORT TO REACHTHE SOUTHEAST AREA AND THEBLACK COMMUNITY, BUT THE EVENTIS OPEN TOEVERYONE.

1,000 SHOTS WILL BEAVAILABLE TODAY.THE EVENT BEGINS AT 10 A.M.

ANDIS RUNNING UNTIL 2:30, OR UNTILALL THE DOSES ARE GONES.

IT'SGOING TO BE TAKINGPLACE AT THE PEOPLE'S MISSIONARYBAPTIST CHURCH,LOCATED AT THE ADDRESS ON YOURSCREEN, 1451 MADISONSTREET, AGAIN THIS IS INSOUTHEAST BAKERSFIELD.

THIS ISTHE SINGLE-DOSE JOHNSON ANDJOHNSON VACCINE WHICH MEANSTHOSE WHO GET VACCINATED TODAYWILL NOT HAVE TO SCHEDULEANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR A FOLLOWUP SHOT.

THE 1,000 DOSES AREBEING GIVEN OUT ON A FIRSTCOME-FIRST SERVED BASIS.