Mexican Consulate Administers 450 COVID-19 Vaccines at Pop-Up Clinic
A health worker inoculates a woman at the consulate. Photo: Mexican Consulate
As part of an ongoing collaboration with
Emory University and the
Fulton County Board of Health and community nonprofits, the
Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta administered 450 COVID-19 vaccines March 20 during its second “pop-up” clinic in as many months.
Out of the 450 Pfizer jabs, 199 were second doses for those who received the first shot at the consulate’s first such event Feb. 27.
Consul General Javier Diaz de Leon, left, and Luis Gonzalez, consul for economic and political affairs, talk at the clinic.
Rep. Hank Johnson leads conversation on protecting immigrant essential workers during pandemic
Georgia lawmakers talk immigration
A Georgia lawmaker hosted a virtual event with a panel of experts to discuss undocumented workers and immigration.
ATLANTA - U.S. Representative Hank Johnson helped lead a conversation Thursday night on ensuring equity and fairness among immigrant essential workers across Georgia.
Experts hosted a discussion on ways to make sure that vulnerable community has access to resources.
The conversation comes just as Democrats unveiled their immigration citizenship plan.
The panel said 170,000 undocumented immigrants are essential workers helping in the fight against this pandemic. They wanted to focus on addressing the challenges this community faces like access to the COVID-19 vaccine and getting those undocumented workers closer to citizenship.
voter rights advocates, and stepped it up during the 2020 election. Now that the presidential election is over, all eyes are on Georgia as two key Senate runoff races are set to take place next month. With early voting now open, the band teamed up with
Lin-Manuel Miranda for a virtual fundraiser where they ll chat about art, music and activism while raising money to help engage Latino voters in Georgia.
To help promote the event, Miranda shared a brief cover of Pearl Jam s 1993 track “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town on Twitter. Elderly Composer Behind The Keyboard In A Messy Office, the
voter rights advocates, and stepped it up during the 2020 election. Now that the presidential election is over, all eyes are on Georgia as two key Senate runoff races are set to take place next month. With early voting now open, the band teamed up with
Lin-Manuel Miranda for a virtual fundraiser where they ll chat about art, music and activism while raising money to help engage Latino voters in Georgia.
To help promote the event, Miranda shared a brief cover of Pearl Jam s 1993 track “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town on Twitter. Elderly Composer Behind The Keyboard In A Messy Office, the
His Dark Materials star said in a statement that Pearl Jam’s music “has made an impact on me since I was a teenager”. He covered the song ahead of their joint fundraiser for the Georgia Senate runoff election this Wednesday (December 16).
The Seattle band are teaming up with Miranda for a virtual conversation about using their platforms to raise money and awareness for the election.
Advertisement
“I’ve long admired Pearl Jam’s music and commitment to advocacy – and their music has made an impact on me since I was a teenager,” Lin said. “I haven’t met them yet, but have wanted to for a long time. We thought it would be fun to meet in front of our fans, while raising awareness and resources to make sure we get out the vote for the Georgia runoff election.”