Coronavirus

NIH Investing $29M To Address COVID Disparities

The funding for the research comes from the American rescue plan.

NIH Investing $29M To Address COVID Disparities
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The National Institute of Health is investing 29 million dollars into research to help communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.


The funding for the research comes from the American rescue plan. 

The goal -- to strengthen vaccine confidence and access in communities of color. 

The NIH says it wants to reach out to communities that have been hardest hit by the pandemic -- and to work with people like family doctors and pastors... People who are trusted -- to help address health disparities.