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NIH Investing $29M To Address COVID Disparities

The funding for the research comes from the American rescue plan.
Posted at 11:12 AM, Apr 30, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-30 11:12:02-04

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.