YONG PENG: With unofficial results saying that Barisan’s Nasional has taken the Yong Peng seat, MCA’s Ling Tian Soon is dedicating the win to his father.
PETALING JAYA: Yong Peng candidate Ling Tian Soon is a talented and dynamic young leader who is loved by the local community, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
How churches, community-based organizations have stepped up to vaccinate communities of color
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Pastor Victor Garcia and his wife Milagro hold their vaccination cards after receiving the J&J vaccine at their Iglesia Fuente De Salvacion Church on Saturday, April 10, 2021 in San Pablo, Calif.Paul Kuroda / Special to The Chronicle
Roxana Ramos went to church Saturday, but more for physical health than the spiritual solace typically associated with houses of worship. Along with about 400 other people, the 36-year-old Richmond domestic worker was able to get her coronavirus vaccination at Iglesia Fuente de Salvacion in San Pablo.
Ramos learned of the church’s clinic from a friend who attends Iglesia Fuente de Salvacion, after a disappointing realization that she was not eligible by age or employment category when she tried to sign up for a vaccination with Kaiser. To get a slot at the church, all Ramos had to do was call.