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), engages people who have lived experience with homelessness to share information about the vaccine and their personal reasons for getting vaccinated with others who are experiencing homelessness and may have distrust in the medical system.
Taylor was one of seven members of Philly’s original vaccine ambassadors cohort and one of five who remain with the program today.Growing up in West Oak Lane and West Philly, Taylor began doing outreach in middle school with the, talking to her peers about the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases. As an adult, she worked at a hair product store, helping people with cancer and alopecia pick out wigs, she said.
But above all, the driving factor in her decision was watching her own grandmother die from COVID-19 in March 2021. “Her last words were for everybody to hang on and live their life. She shared her time as long as she could with us and it was time for her to go now, and we’ve got to learn how to let her go and be with God,” Taylor said. “That was the last time she said anything. I couldn’t believe my grandmom was gone.”
Kris Pittman, Taylor’s case manager at Ife Wellness Center, said Taylor is making an impact beyond those she steers towards vaccination.
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