Beginning May 2020, the Vietnamese Culture and Science Association (VCSA) launched efforts to secure COVID-19 testing kits and vaccinations for the Houston community, with a focus on elderly Vietnamese Americans facing language and technology barriers.
Testing
Vaccine
Vaccine
Distribution
Registration
Distribution
2,000
1,000
3,300
tests
appointments
vaccines
VCSA targeted socially vulnerable communities using the following three factors:
of approximately 1000 vaccination appointments
Lien Hoa Buddhist Temple, Jade
80%
of patients were
25%
of patients were
50 years and older
65 years and older
Buddha Temple, & Vietnamese Martyrs Catholic Church
Large-Scale Drive-Thru Sites
identified as
95%
Asian American
11%
Pacific Islander (AAPI)
89% of patients were from socially vulnerable zip codes*
89%
Healthcare Partners
Residential Distributions
Busy Bee Wellness Center
Thai Xuan Village
& HOPE Clinic
*listed as socially vulnerable as indicated by Harris County Public Health
Thank you to several key partners for their support:
www.vcsa.org
contact@vcsa.org