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Cleveland Slow to Address Language and Culture Barriers to Reach Spanish-Speaking Residents During Pandemic

Cleveland Councilwoman Jasmin Santana questions Tracy Martin-Thompson and Brian Kimball at a Human & Health Service Committee Meeting.
In the early months of the pandemic, Cleveland City Councilwoman Jasmin Santana, who represents a West Side ward with the densest population of Latinos in the city, said health department officials reassured her that when the city released urgent health updates, they would be translated into Spanish.
It didn’t happen.
The city put out public releases, sometimes daily as the pandemic evolved, about safety precautions, work restrictions and how many people were infected with the virus. But the information didn’t seem to make its way to the Spanish-speaking residents in Santana’s ward, where close to 40% of residents are Hispanic. ....

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Ohio behind on vaccine shipments, but new doses on the way: The Wake Up for Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020

Ohio behind on vaccine shipments, but new doses on the way: The Wake Up for Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
A total of 6,733 people in Ohio have received the first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.John Kuntz, cleveland.com
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Vaccines: Ohio is behind on receiving tens of thousands of coronavirus vaccine shipments, but officials say a new shipment will arrive Christmas Eve, with more doses than originally expected. A total of 6,733 people have received the first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, representing 0.06% of the state’s population, Laura Hancock reports. About 312 health care workers who li ....

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Morning Headlines: Ohio's Next Vaccine Shipment Delayed but More than Expected; Lawmakers Take No Action on HB6

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State lawmakers took no action to repeal or replace House Bill 6 on the last day of the lame session Tuesday. HB6 is the $1 billion nuclear bailout law at the center of a $60 million bribery probe.
Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, December 23:
Ohio’s next vaccine shipment delayed but more than expected
Lawmakers take no action on HB6
COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations rise above three-week average
Cleveland to administer 4,000 vaccine doses to paramedics, EMTs
Mayor: Body cam not activated in police killing of Black man
State report card grades remain on hold
Cuyahoga further delays resuming jury trials ....

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