Roaring Fork Valley nonprofit helps dispel rumors about COVID-19 vaccine, inform and empower Latinos
Some are still hesitant to get the vaccine due to lack of information or myths circulating online and through social media platforms. Author: Jessica Peterson (Post Independent) Published: 9:24 PM MDT April 6, 2021 Updated: 9:24 PM MDT April 6, 2021
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. The COVID-19 vaccine continues to become more accessible throughout Garfield County, but some are still hesitant to get the vaccine due to lack of information or myths circulating online and through social media platforms.
Heidi Vargas, a Match Advisor and Program Coordinator for English in Action, said she had tutors come forward to her concerned about their students who were learning English and caught up on rumors about the vaccine that were preventing them from getting it themselves.
A photo of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vial.
The COVID-19 vaccine continues to become more accessible throughout the Roaring Fork Valley, but some are still hesitant to get the vaccine due to lack of information or myths circulating online and through social media platforms.
Heidi Vargas, a Match Advisor and Program Coordinator for English in Action, said she had tutors come forward to her concerned about their students who were learning English and caught up on rumors about the vaccine that were preventing them from getting it themselves.
“We did have some students, not many … their tutors had expressed that they were a little wary about getting the vaccine, that they weren’t very sure if they wanted to get the vaccine. We also noticed that in general there was a little hesitation from the Latino community about getting the vaccine,” Vargas said.
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After more than a year of keeping offices closed to the public and conducting public meetings via video conference due to the coronavirus pandemic, the governments of Eagle County and Basalt are showing signs of in-person life.
Eagle County government has reopened offices in the Eagle and Roaring Fork valleys. County Manager Jeff Shroll also announced Tuesday that a program called Roaring Fork Fridays has resumed in El Jebel. The program gives constituents in the Roaring Fork Valley portion of Eagle County a chance to meet face-to-face with a revolving lineup of elected officials, top administrators and department heads.
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The sun sets on Aspen during a quiet spring evening on Monday, April 5, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Governments in the Roaring Fork Valley are projected to reap big windfalls from the American Rescue Plan Act, according to information provided by U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, a Democrat from Colorado.
President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill provides $350 billion in emergency funding for state and local governments. Neguse, who voted for the relief package, posted on his website the estimates of how much every county and municipality in Colorado will receive.
In the upper Roaring Fork Valley, Pitkin County will receive an estimated $3 million. Eagle and Garfield counties, with much larger populations, will reap substantially more. Eagle County will get an estimated $11 million. Garfield County is in line for $12 million.