At Hispanic Roundtable in Clearwater, Charlie Crist Again Questions DeSantis Distribution of Vaccines By Mitch Perry Pinellas County PUBLISHED 5:47 PM ET Mar. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:47 PM EST Mar. 12, 2021
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Charlie Crist has not officially announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor yet, but the Pinellas County Congressman increasingly sounds like a candidate as he continues to hammer Governor Ron DeSantis for his handling of the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in the Sunshine State.
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Charlie Crist has asked federal authorities to investigate Gov. Ron DeSantis for alleged favoritism in vaccine distribution
His latest comments came during a roundtable discussion in Clearwater
and was republished with permission from Brookings Institute. Gabriel Sanchez is a Professor of Political Science at The University of New Mexico, a Non-Resident Senior Fellow for Brookings, and a principal at Latino Decisions. Juan Peña is a Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology at UNM and a UNM Center for Social Policy Fellow.
In this brief we draw from national survey data of Latino adults to identify challenges ahead for vaccine uptake among Latinos, and some suggestions that the newly formed COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force within the Department of Health and Human Services may consider for Latino specific outreach.