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ALL WHRO SITES 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. ....
Community organizations spread holiday joy with donations to food pantry Community organizations spread holiday joy with donations to food pantry By Terrance Dixon | December 17, 2020 at 5:15 PM EST - Updated December 17 at 7:16 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Organizers from the Latin Jazz Festival and Masters and Son Plumbing donated four cases of turkeys, hams, yams, Ramen Noodles and muffins to the Sacred Heart Pantry in Manchester. This is the second time this year these two organizations have donated to the pantry, which supports the Richmond Latino community and surrounding area. The need for food and other services has increased this year, and already, 5,000 families have been helped by Sacred Heart Pantry. ....
: : 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. ....