Jen Psaki: Vaccine Outreach to White Conservatives Includes CMT and NASCAR

reporter I want to ░░░░░░░░ up on a question ░░░░░░░░ asked I feel like ░░░░░░░░ s a month ago ░░░░░░░░ PSAKI It may have ░░░░░░░░ reporter The New York ░░░░░░░░ last week came out ░░░░░░░░ a story that Mississippi ░░░░░░░░ having a hard time ░░░░░░░░ folks vaccinated But it ░░░░░░░░ not just Mississippi it ░░░░░░░░ a bunch of other ░░░░░░░░ states Ohio Oklahoma they ░░░░░░░░ at 34 vaccination rate ░░░░░░░░ opening up vaccines to ░░░░░░░░ of staters I know ░░░░░░░░ talked a little bit ░░░░░░░░ it before the preliminary ░░░░░░░░ but has the White ░░░░░░░░ been in touch with ░░░░░░░░ governors to see what ░░░░░░░░ can do now because ░░░░░░░░ course this impacts herd ░░░░░░░░ and the goals of ░░░░░░░░ White House just to ░░░░░░░░ these shots in arms ░░░░░░░░ There are a number ░░░░░░░░ steps we have taken ░░░░░░░░ the recent weeks including ░░░░░░░░ the Community Corps which ░░░░░░░░ our program to provide ░░░░░░░░ based messages into the ░░░░░░░░ of local messengers So ░░░░░░░░ are now working with ░░░░░░░░ than 4000 organizations that ░░░░░░░░ signed up so far ░░░░░░░░ the country including in ░░░░░░░░ number of the states ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned We are ░░░░░░░░ investing 3 billion to ░░░░░░░░ and community based organizations ░░░░░░░░ strengthen vaccine confidence in ░░░░░░░░ highest risk and the ░░░░░░░░ hit communities And often ░░░░░░░░ think of that as ░░░░░░░░ black and brown communities ░░░░░░░░ it s not As ░░░░░░░░ ve noted that is ░░░░░░░░ conservative communities white evangelicals ░░░░░░░░ s a range of ░░░░░░░░ across the country What ░░░░░░░░ found to be most ░░░░░░░░ is to work with ░░░░░░░░ local organizations so faith ░░░░░░░░ organizations community health organizations ░░░░░░░░ leaders and others who ░░░░░░░░ really get this message ░░░░░░░░ in communities We have ░░░░░░░░ had a number of ░░░░░░░░ of our Covid team ░░░░░░░░ Dr Fauci and Dr ░░░░░░░░ participate as an example ░░░░░░░░ a range of meeting ░░░░░░░░ An example is Dr ░░░░░░░░ participated in the 700 ░░░░░░░░ Dr Nunez Smith hosted ░░░░░░░░ faith leaders round table ░░░░░░░░ are also looking for ░░░░░░░░ ve run PSAa on ░░░░░░░░ Deadliest Catch we are ░░░░░░░░ with NASCAR and Country ░░░░░░░░ TV We re looking ░░░░░░░░ a range of creative ░░░░░░░░ to get directly connected ░░░░░░░░ white conservative communities We ░░░░░░░░ t always be the ░░░░░░░░ messengers but we are ░░░░░░░░ trying to meet people ░░░░░░░░ they are but also ░░░░░░░░ local organizations reporter And ░░░░░░░░ a quick follow up ░░░░░░░░ the White House endorse ░░░░░░░░ states opening up their ░░░░░░░░ to folks from out ░░░░░░░░ state You know these ░░░░░░░░ expire so rather than ░░░░░░░░ sitting on the shelf ░░░░░░░░ are going to go ░░░░░░░░ somebody else PSAKI Well ░░░░░░░░ states are all going ░░░░░░░░ have their own implementation ░░░░░░░░ and we certainly work ░░░░░░░░ them to advise how ░░░░░░░░ distribute the vaccines as ░░░░░░░░ as possible and as ░░░░░░░░ and efficiently around states ░░░░░░░░ state is 100 vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ we know So our ░░░░░░░░ has been working with ░░░░░░░░ on how to get ░░░░░░░░ to the communities that ░░░░░░░░ the hardest-hit.”