CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A Rush University Medical Center program is helping to ensure some at-risk Chicagoans are able to get their COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr. Elizabeth Davis is Medical Director of Community Health Equity at Rush, and a key part of the Rush@Home Program.
“There are a population of people who have trouble leaving their homes, even to come to things like vaccine sites or medical appointments,” she told WBBM Newsradio on Monday.
That’s where the program comes in. It brings the COVID-19 vaccine straight to patients’ homes. At least 70 qualifying residents have been vaccinated so far, and over 100 more are in line.
“Honestly, it’s very rewarding to be able to bring vaccines to patients who would not have otherwise received them,” Davis said.
She said many vaccination sites are not close to vulnerable minority populations.
“Clinics and places where vaccine sites are located are more concentrated in white neighborhoods and on the North Side,” Dr. Davis said. “Again, that’s what I mean when I talk about structural racism. It’s as simple as ‘How far do you have to travel to get a vaccine?’”
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