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The Hmong Institute hosts COVID-19 vaccination center for Hmong, Southeast community

The Hmong Institute hosts COVID-19 vaccination center for Hmong, Southeast community April 17, 2021 6:00 PM Grace Houdek MADISON, Wis. The Hmong Institute is hosting a COVID-19 vaccination center to provide easy access to the shot for Hmong and Southeast Asians. Since the start, the pandemic has brought to light the healthcare disparities and inequities people of color experience. Now, challenges are showing up in vaccine administration. “We recognize that the COVID-19 pandemic has really had an impact on our community. Health disparities were amplified because of that,” according to Peng Her, CEO of The Hmong Institute. “We want to do our part and make sure everyone is vaccinated, really our Hmong and Southeast Asian community members.”

The Hmong Institute to host vaccine clinic for Hmong, Southeast Asian community on Saturday

The Hmong Institute to host vaccine clinic for Hmong, Southeast Asian community on Saturday April 16, 2021 10:41 AM Logan Rude ERFURT, GERMANY - APRIL 08: Medical Staff prepares a vial of the Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine against Covid-19 at a vaccination center at the Messe trade fair grounds during the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic on April 8, 2021 in Erfurt, Germany. German authorities are expecting a strong increase in the volume of inoculations in April as vaccine supplies stabilize. Germany began vaccinations in late December and authorities predict as many vaccine doses to arrive in April as in the three months before. So far about 13% of people in Germany have received a first dose. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)

Efforts ramp up to vaccinate people of color against COVID-19

Efforts ramp up to vaccinate people of color against COVID-19     MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) For Mao Lor, 65, getting a COVID-19 vaccine was painless and will make her feel safer leaving home, she said. “There’s no hurt,” the resident of the Bayview apartments in Downtown Madison said after receiving a shot Wednesday. “I need to protect (myself) so I can go to the store.” Ana Rios, 63, who also lives at Bayview, said she’ll keep wearing her mask even after getting her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. “We have to protect each other,” she said through interpreter Yenny Juarez.

Efforts ramp up to vaccinate people of color against COVID-19 in Wisconsin

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