After getting their COVID-19 vaccine, Black residents will be given “golden tickets” to hand out to their unvaccinated friends and family that entitles the ticket holder to personal assistance in scheduling a dose for themselves. The concierge ticket service is just one of several initiatives public health experts at Washington University will implement using $1.9 million in federal grants the university received to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among Black residents of St. Louis and St. Louis County.
