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Fifty-one nonprofit agencies will provide COVID-19 testing and vaccinations by way of the...

"I am the first face they see, and I can be the person to make them feel comfortable and be friendly," says Bilingual Community Outreach Coordinator Ruby Garcia.

/PRNewswire/ -- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation awarded the U.S.–Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership (BPP) $2.5 million to significantly increase...

/PRNewswire/ -- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation awarded the U.S.–Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership (BPP) $2.5 million to significantly increase...

Mexican Consulate Administers 450 COVID-19 Vaccines at Pop-Up Clinic A health worker inoculates a woman at the consulate. Photo: Mexican Consulate As part of an ongoing collaboration with Emory University and the Fulton County Board of Health and community nonprofits, the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta administered 450 COVID-19 vaccines March 20 during its second “pop-up” clinic in as many months.  Out of the 450 Pfizer jabs, 199 were second doses for those who received the firs...

Consulate General of Mexico in Sacramento opening COVID vaccination center Sacramento Bee 3/8/2021 Michael McGough, The Sacramento Bee Mar. 8—The Consulate General of Mexico in Sacramento will be used as a COVID-19 vaccination site beginning this week, city and consulate officials announced. Shots will be offered at the site, 2093 Arena Blvd. in Natomas, on an appointment-only basis for Mexican nationals who qualify for the vaccine in line with Sacramento Countys eligibility...

1:23 Last week the Ventanilla de Salud, a joint community outreach project between St. Luke’s Health System and the Mexican Consulate, published the state’s vaccine rollout plan in Spanish. The translation was shared within a network of community organizations, but some groups say there are still challenges to reaching primarily Spanish-speaking populations with factual information. Skepticism is another concern. Credit Diana E. Gómez Romero, CHW / Bilingual Outreach Coordinator “It seem...