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Dillard University And DePaul Community Health Centers To Host Free Vaccination Sites

For more information, contact:                                                          

Lauren R.D. Fox                                                                                                         

504.816.4328, office: lfox@dillard.edu

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW ORLEANS— Dillard University’s Office of Community and Church Relations, DePaul Community Health Centers, and local churches will host several COVID-19 Pfizer vaccination sites, starting May 7, 2021, at New Hope Baptist Church. The partnership will bring health services directly to underserved communities to address health disparities in the Crescent City. The vaccines are free and available to the public. No medical insurance is needed. 

 

Listed below are the COVID-19 vaccination sites, dates and times available through this partnership. 

 

Participating Churches                                                                                                        

Rev. Jamaal Weathersby, Pastor

New Hope Baptist Church

1807 Reverend John Raphael Jr Way,

Vaccination Date:  Friday, May 7   8a.m. - 12 p.m.

 

 Rev. Keith Sanders, Pastor

Union Bethel AME Church

2321 Thalia Street

Vaccination Date:  Tuesday, May 11   2 p.m. - 6 p.m.

 

Rev. Lionel Davis, Sr., Pastor

Pentecost Baptist Church

1510 Harrison Avenue

Vaccination Date: Wednesday, May 12   2 p.m. - 6 p.m.

 

Rev. Ceral James

Mt. Triumph Baptist Church

1734 Fern Street

Vaccination Date:  Friday, May 14   2 p.m. - 6 p.m.

 

Pastor Aubrey Watson

Holy Cross Lutheran Church

6154 Press Drive

Vaccination Date: Saturday, May 15   8 a.m. 12 p.m. 

 

Rev. Reginald Landry, Pastor

First Evangelist Baptist Church

1801 Willow Street

New Orleans, LA  70125

Vaccination Date:  Saturday, May 15   8 a.m.- 12 p.m.  

 

Rev. Johnathan Richardson, Pastor

Cornerstone United Methodist Church

5276 Bullard Avenue

New Orleans, LA  70128

Vaccination Date: Thursday, June 10   8a.m - 12 p.m.

 

Rev. Dr. Joe Connelly, Pastor

Bethany United Methodist Church

Vaccination Date:  Thursday, June 10   2pm. - 6 p.m.

 

For additional information, please contact Nick Harris, director of the Office of Community and Church Relations at nharris@dillard.edu.

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