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Oswaldo Simon, left, said he appreciated the help state canvassers provided signing him up for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment in his neighborhood.
About one-fourth of Florida s Hispanic population has been vaccinated against COVID-19, compared to nearly 40% of whites. Government and community outreach efforts are looking to close those gaps by making it easier for Latinx residents to access shots.
Shoppers entering a Latin supermarket in the Tampa suburb of Town N Country on a recent morning were greeted by folks in neon green shirts asking in English or, more commonly, Spanish, “Have you gotten the COVID-19 vaccine?”
Canvassers Jack Alvarez and Evelyn Escalante work for the state and used tablets to help anyone who answered no register for shots if they were willing. They directed people to a mobile vaccination site the state was hosting in a park down the block that day, but could also sign people up with local pharmacies.
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Erin Brickfield, a Feeding Tampa Bay employee, discards empty trays during a mega-pantry food distribution outside the Yuengling Center at the University of South Florida in Tampa on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. The nonprofit organization served the community every weekend for the past three months to help people who ve faced food scarcity as a result of the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Within the first hour of the event, 444 adults were served, according to the organization. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]