Updated 7/22/2021 5:53 PM
As the COVID-19 pandemic becomes more manageable, a Lake County-based advocacy group is trying to spread facts about the vaccine to the immigrant community.
Mano a Mano Family Resource Center has established new programs to help immigrant families in the Round Lake area recover from the pandemic. That effort includes informing the public on vaccine safety and scheduling time for people to be vaccinated.
Executive Director Dulce Ortiz stressed the importance of getting the Latino population vaccinated, saying that just roughly 20% of Latinos in Lake County are fully vaccinated. We re trying to educate people, Ortiz said. The pandemic has ravaged black and brown communities nationwide. We cannot let our guard down.