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An estimated 165,000 of the California s farmworkers and their families are indigenous Mexicans. For many of these women, even basic necessities like sanitary pads or tampons are often unaffordable or inaccessible. (Shutterstock)
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA The harsh conditions California s farmworkers normally face have been exacerbated this year by the triple whammy of the coronavirus pandemic, wildfires and rising temperatures.
In Santa Cruz County, a grassroots effort is aimed at addressing one important, but often overlooked, consequence of this hardship: the toll it exacts on the reproductive health of indigenous women who work in agriculture.
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An estimated 165,000 of the California s farmworkers and their families are indigenous Mexicans, and for many of these women, even basic necessities like sanitary pads or tampons are often unaffordable or inaccessible.
As the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged communities, public health experts worried about the deadly consequences for homeless people sleeping on the streets.
It’s a group rife with other health problems that could make it especially susceptible to the easily transmissible coronavirus. In the spring, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cautioned against disruptions such as clearing encampments, which could increase the potential for spreading the disease.
On Monday, a coalition of lawyers and advocates for homeless people complained that the city of Los Angeles was ignoring that advice by cleaning camps, putting people in encampments throughout the city at heightened risk.
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Seton Medical Center nurse Veronica Avena gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to housekeeping staff member Mark Gilbert on Monday at the Daly City hospital.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Seton Medical Center pharmacist Andrew U readies a vile of the Pfizer vaccine.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Dr. John Lai, left, and Dr. David Vaughan converse in a room with other staff members as they wait to receive a coronavirus vaccine at Seton Medical Center on Monday, December 21, 2020, in Daly City, Calif.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Nearly 20,000 more Californians died in the first six months of the pandemic than would have been expected to die in a normal year, with a disproportionate number of those deaths occurring among older adults, Black or Latino residents, or those who had not completed high school, according to an analysis by researchers at UC San Francisco.
Researchers used excess deaths the number of deaths above what would be predicted in a given year without a mass casualty event as a rough indicator of the pandemic s overall death toll. But the exact number is hard to discern, and the excess death total may include deaths from causes other than COVID-19.