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Photo by Crixell Matthews, VPM. Many Americans are expressing concerns over the pace with which COVID-19 vaccine were developed. Public health officials are working to alleviate those fears, saying vaccine science has come a long way from years past. Health Officials Break Down Vaccine Barriers For Latinos
Details Published: 18 December 2020
Nota del Editor: WHRO publico esta historia en Español el 18 de diciembre. Puedes encontrar esa historia aquí. Alan Rodriguez Espinoza de VPM tradujo la histora de inglés a español.
While COVID-19 vaccines are not yet available to the general public, Virginia health officials are confronting the fact that some residents will face greater barriers than others to get vaccinated.
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Many Americans are expressing concerns over the pace with which COVID-19 vaccine were developed. Public health officials are working to alleviate those fears, saying vaccine science has come a long way from years past. (Photo: Crixell Matthews/VPM News)
While COVID-19 vaccines are not yet available to the general public, Virginia health officials are confronting the fact that some residents will face greater barriers than others to get vaccinated.
Over the summer, local health districts placed special attention on Latinos and other non-English speaking immigrant groups when rolling out COVID-19 testing. Teams prioritized the recruiting of bilingual contact tracers and investigators, and they conducted testing events in neighborhoods and communities with particularly high concentrations of Latino residents.