It’s late afternoon, and a large van sits idling in the hot sun on a street corner in southwest Atlanta near where Interstate-20 crosses over Whitehall Street. Herman Ware sits surrounded by

medical supplies at a wobbly table in the vehicle. He’s taking a break from the mid-September heat, as nurse Stephanie Dotson prepares to give him a flu shot. “Well it might sting, yeah, I

figured that,” Ware says in anticipation. READ THIS STORY FOR FREE To continue reading, sign up for our newsletters and get unlimited access to WABE.org