Photo Courtesy of CDC This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, depicts coronavirus. The spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion when viewed electron microscopically, which gives the virus its name.
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Health Department is conducting focus groups within the Maplewood and South Orange community. The department is looking for volunteers to participate in two focus groups — one in the two towns’ Latino community and the other in the African American and Caribbean community — to identify gaps in communication, address any concerns or myths surrounding COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy or barriers to testing and vaccination.
The African American and Caribbean focus group will meet Thursday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom and the Latino focus group will meet Tuesday, March 9, at 4 p.m. via Zoom. Those who are interested in volunteering are asked to register with Taliah Jeffers at tjeffers@twp.maplewood.nj.us by Feb. 24.
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