Orlando became the site of the worst massacre in Florida history, on June 12, 2016, but also a place where the heartbeat of “49 angels” continues to vibrate in a legacy of equality and acceptance that hopes to transform the world, including the Hispanic community in Central Florida.
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Show Transcript TODAY. HADAS: THROUGHOUT FLORIDA’S VACCINE ROLLOUT, WE’VE SEE COMMUNITY EVENTS BRINGING HUNDREDS IN FOR THAT FIRST DOSE. I AM FULFILLING MY RESPONSIBILITY NOT ONLY WITH ME BUT MY COMMUNITY TO GET THE SHOT. HADAS: SATURDAY’S DRIVE-THRU VACCINATION IN AZALEA PARK WAS JUST A BIT DIFFERENT. WE WENT TO WHERE PEOPLE ARE IN THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY AND HAVE THE OPTION TO SIGN UP. HADAS: AVOIDING THE REGISTRATION THAT MEANT AVOIDING THE REGISTRATION METHODS WE’VE SEEN IN MOST CASES SO FAR, LIKE CALLING A HOTLINE, OR REGISTERING ONLINE. INSTEAD, THE APPOINTMENTS FOR THIS EVENT WERE CLAIMED IN-PERSON, AT GROCERY STORES NEAR SEMORAN BOULEVARD. ALL OF THIS IN THE NAME INCREASING ACCESS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICIALS SAY IS 64% HISPANIC. THE BLACK AND BROWN POPULATION IN F