Thanks, James.

I appreciate the additional info! I am really excited about CLRs work in this area. Not only do you do amazing outreach, but I think your efforts to systematize and coordinate others to get involved, and to have the website available is so helpful. I can’t wait to hear more at the meeting next week.

I respect you and your team’s expertise on the situation on the ground. I hear your concerns about the physical space, the level of stress people are experiencing, and concern about folks being lost to follow up for a 2^nd vaccine dose. I just wanted to share the following for this group’s consideration:

• Our contracted vaccine provider Ambulnz has a small-ish footprint and can be flexible to work best with outreach teams.
• Vaccine providers defer to outreach teams as the trusted community messengers – we are there to support, not to do direct or to have the first interactions with those in encampments.
• Vaccine providers provide J&J (ONE dose) as well as alternatives, can provide any dose needed (1,2,3, booster).
• We can also provide information on where a person can find a second dose – community events, walk in clinic at Sea Mar, etc.

So far, TPCHD mobile teams, in collaboration with CLR and TRM, has vaccinated 70+ folks in the recent Tacoma-area outreach efforts (8^th/Yakima, Evergreen College - both prior to a City sweep; and HWY 705). In addition, Greater Lakes team partnered with Medical Teams International between August and November to vaccinate over 90 folks in encampments. I think there is a model for success here.

Having said all that, it may be late for organizing vaccine resources around 25/Portland prior to the sweep. I’ll email you and Sonja separately to discuss how we might partner moving forward – If not at E 25^th/Portland Ave E, then perhaps at some of your other “targeted” locations.

Thanks again for your amazing work!
Jennie