Democrat Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon held an open-to-all town hall meeting for Spanish speakers; the Latino population is now the largest minority group in the state, accounting for nearly 14% of the state’s population.
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Latino groups rebuke state’s coronavirus vaccine drive, state stands chastened
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Latino advocacy groups fired a frank and emotional broadside at state health officials Thursday, claiming Oregon has all but ignored their pleas to ensure more Latinos get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
While short on quantifiable requests for funds, vaccine doses or clinics, the speakers at a news conference organized by the Latino Network displayed a sense of urgency, citing disheartening statistics and warning of the impending doom riding in on the coronavirus pandemic’s fourth wave.
They pointed blame
in one principal direction: at the state and its alleged failure to work with and sufficiently fund the groups most in touch with the Latino community.
âLife itself is my present this yearâ
Obstacles in the health care system make access to treatment and recovery dangerously difficult for many Latinos with COVID-19 Agustin Maldonado, an Oregon Catholic who had a life-threatening case of COVID-19, prays the rosary in front of his familyâs shrine Dec. 4. Maldonado says his experience with the coronavirus was horrific, but he found solace in his faith and feels he gained spiritual insights amid suffering. (Courtesy Maldonado family)
select There are ongoing disparities in the medical system for people of color and the undocumented, and with COVID-19 those put our community in more vulnerable and life-threatening situations, said Olivia Quiroz, executive director of the Oregon Latino Health Coalition.
âLife itself is my present this yearâ
Obstacles in the health care system make access to treatment and recovery dangerously difficult for many Latinos with COVID-19 Agustin Maldonado, an Oregon Catholic who had a life-threatening case of COVID-19, prays the rosary in front of his familyâs shrine Dec. 4. Maldonado says his experience with the coronavirus was horrific, but he found solace in his faith and feels he gained spiritual insights amid suffering. (Courtesy Maldonado family)
select There are ongoing disparities in the medical system for people of color and the undocumented, and with COVID-19 those put our community in more vulnerable and life-threatening situations, said Olivia Quiroz, executive director of the Oregon Latino Health Coalition.