“I think we were all on the same boat, everyone was scared,” Ospina said. “We all wanted to come to do our part. We wanted to put this behind us.
Over 8,000 volunteers like Ospina donated their time across Sharp Health vaccination sites. Together they helped vaccinate over 280,000 people.
“You made friends, you met people, you cared for people,” Ospina said. “Every emotion that you can think of was manifested here, in this clinic.
Also on the frontlines is the Latino Health Coalition, an organization created specifically to tackle COVID-19 concerns in the community
“We saw that there was a need and we wanted to meet that need for the community,” said Sandra Mendoza with the Chicano Federation, an organization that makes part of the coalition. “Ever since we have been involved, over 60% of Hispanics have been vaccinated in San Diego county.
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