JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Statewide Coronavirus Education and Engagement Task Force met in Jacksonville Wednesday to discuss the importance of getting vaccinated.
The COVID-19 statewide task force addressed the need for focus on vaccinations and boosters amidst a virus surge.
The task force met at the First Timothy Baptist Church located at 12103 Biscayne Boulevard.
“We are calling upon the faith-based leadership and community leadership to come together as we continue to implement the task force’s vision of encouraging seventy-five percent of our people to get vaccinated," said Dr. RB Holmes, Founder and Chairman of the task force.
"The scientific data is clear: the unvaccinated are spreading the virus to the vaccinated. The results are the fully vaccinated are experiencing a “breakthrough” of the virus and the unvaccinated are getting sicker, negatively impacting our stressed hospitals."
Reverend Dr. Timothy Newbill, Pastor of the First Timothy Baptist Church saaid the highly contagious Omicron variant is ravaging our communities.
“It was a year ago on December 23, 2021, that we had our first news conference in Jacksonville, encouraging our people to strongly consider taking the vaccines. We were prophetically correct: “Trusted venues and trusted voices“ was the plan of action to educate, encourage, and engage marginalized communities to take the vaccines...."