More than 700 individuals receive COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday morning in Aurora at Cathedral of Grace St. John AME provided by the city government, in a Black Vax Coalition program. Less than three percent of black residents in Aurora previously had received vaccinations. The Aurora Equity-Focused Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic received assistance from VNA nurses of Aurora. Community leaders volunteered to take the vaccinations to encourage other community members to participate.
The next clinics will be March 19 for Latinx, and March 25 for those with disabilities.
Theodia Gillespie, president and CEO of the Aurora Quad County Urban League receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Cathedral of Grace St. John AME. Jason Crane/The VoiceBill Burns, Aurora resident, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Cathedral of Grace St. John AME.Jason Crane/The VoiceState governor, JB Pritzker offers remarks at Cathedral of Grace St. John AME.Jason Crane/The VoiceA television interview from a Chicago station reporter asks Theodia Gillespie, president and CEO of the Aurora Quad County Urban League, her reaction to the vaccination and the program at the Cathedral of Grace St. John AME in Aurora Tuesday.Jason Crane/The VoicePeggy Hicks offers a prayful conclusion to the Aurora Equity-Focused Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Tuesday morning at Cathedral of Grace St. John AME in Aurora. Invited guest, JB Pritzker, governor of Illinois, bows his head. He was a speaker at the event.Jason Crane/The Voice
