A three-tiered approach to address barriers to COVID-19 vaccine delivery in the Black community

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA. Electronic address: jabadulmutakabbir@llu.edu.
² Inland Empire of Concerned African American Churches, San Bernardino, CA, USA; Congregations Organized For Prophetic Engagement, San Bernardino, CA, USA.
³ Inland Empire of Concerned African American Churches, San Bernardino, CA, USA.
⁴ Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
⁵ School of Public Health, Global Health Program, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
⁶ Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.

Jacinda C Abdul-Mutakabbir et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2021 Jun.

. 2021 Jun;9(6):e749-e750.

doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00099-1. Epub 2021 Mar 10.

¹ Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA. Electronic address: jabadulmutakabbir@llu.edu.
² Inland Empire of Concerned African American Churches, San Bernardino, CA, USA; Congregations Organized For Prophetic Engagement, San Bernardino, CA, USA.
³ Inland Empire of Concerned African American Churches, San Bernardino, CA, USA.
⁴ Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
⁵ School of Public Health, Global Health Program, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
⁶ Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.

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