Latino groups rebuke state’s coronavirus vaccine drive, state stands chastened
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Latino advocacy groups fired a frank and emotional broadside at state health officials Thursday, claiming Oregon has all but ignored their pleas to ensure more Latinos get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
While short on quantifiable requests for funds, vaccine doses or clinics, the speakers at a news conference organized by the Latino Network displayed a sense of urgency, citing disheartening statistics and warning of the impending doom riding in on the coronavirus pandemic’s fourth wave.
They pointed blame
in one principal direction: at the state and its alleged failure to work with and sufficiently fund the groups most in touch with the Latino community.
Four Oregon health centers chosen to get vaccines directly from federal government in effort to increase equity
An additional nine health centers across Oregon have been invited to join the four currently participating in the new federal vaccine program. Author: Morgan Romero Updated: 12:05 PM PST March 12, 2021
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. In an effort to be more equitable, four health centers in Oregon became part of a new federal vaccine program that began in February. An additional nine have been invited to participate within the next six weeks.
The program s goal is to get more shots in the arms of underserved communities and those disproportionately hurt by the pandemic.
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December 30 2020
Commissioner Carmen Rubio is part of a new center-left coalition on the City Council following the 2020 elections.
Carmen Rubio finally feels prepared for the next challenge of her life becoming the first Latina member of the Portland City Council in a transformational time. Sometimes in the past, I ve felt like an impostor, said Rubio, who was elected to succeed retiring commissioner Amanda Fritz at the May 2020 primary election and sworn into office on Dec. 28. But now I feel like all of my experiences have prepared me for this.
Rubio s previous doubts will sound familiar to many members of immigrant families who broke down barriers. The daughter of Mexican and Mexican-American farmworkers who grew up in Hillsboro, she was the first member of her family to graduate from college, after almost dropping out because she felt so isolated. Inspired by groundbreaking Latina Multnomah County Commission candidate Serena Cruz, Rubio quit a secure job to work