COVID-19 vaccine âmicropodâ comes together for essential workers in minority community
The vaccine âmicropodâ vaccinated 330 essential workers in a predominantly Hispanic and African-American community in a push to reach some of the hardest-hit communities.
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PHOENIX â In less than a week, with the direction of the Phoenix Fire Department, agencies promoting the COVID-19 vaccine were able to vaccinate 330 west Phoenix residents Saturday morning.
âIn this case, people were able to register by calling a 1-800 number as opposed to having to register through the state website. We had bilingual volunteers here to assist and answer questions,â said Thomas Leon of Equality Health Foundation.
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LOS ANGELES – Loretta Hsueh, 31, knew her parents were at high risk for COVID-19. The elderly Taiwanese immigrants had chronic health problems and managed a grocery store in Riverside, California, where many of the employees and customers were also immigrants or people of color. For nearly a year, they washed their hands and wore masks, and hoped for the best.
After COVID-19 vaccinations began in December, Hsueh assumed the local government would ensure all grocery store workers would be contacted about getting the vaccine. When that didn t happen, Hsueh suggested her parents call the one phone number listed on the county s COVID vaccination website to get help. But the worker who answered the phone didn t speak Mandarin and said he couldn t help them get an appointment.