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ORLANDO, Fla. The Hispanic Federation on Friday called on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to include organizations and community leaders in plans to help vaccinate the Hispanic community and protect them from COVID-19.
What You Need To Know
COVID vaccination plans should involve more Hispanic leaders, group says
Only 8% of Floridians vaccinated so far are Hispanic, state data indicates
Latino groups, leaders have trust of community, Hispanic Federation says
Health departments do provide bilingual assistance, their spokespersons say
As of January 21, Florida Health Department data indicated that more than 1.6 million Floridians had been vaccinated with at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, but only 8% of them were Hispanic.
Hispanics receiving COVID-19 vaccines at much lower rates than white Americans, data shows Alexa Lorenzo, Charles Frazier
Latinos in Florida have experienced COVID-19 infection rates twice that of whites, and now, state data shows they’re also getting vaccinated at much lower rates.
On Friday, Hispanic Federation leaders in Florida called on Governor Ron DeSantis to “quickly address the cultural barriers” that they say have prevented the community’s access to vaccines.
“We need to expedite the process,” says Yanidsi Velez of the Hispanic Federation.
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