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Many Oregon people of color eager to get vaccinated against COVID-19 while others wait for answers

Many Oregon people of color eager to get vaccinated against COVID-19 while others wait for answers Updated 6:00 AM; Facebook Share Julia Mines didn’t want to get vaccinated against COVID-19, fully aware of the nation’s history of medical experimentation on African Americans. But she did it anyway. “I needed to set an example,” said Mines, director of a drug and alcohol recovery center for Black Portlanders. But, in the end, only two of her seven employees at The Miracles Club have gotten shots, she said, even though they had early access because they work face-to-face with people of color.

How Pacific Islanders have been left to fend for themselves in the pandemic

How Pacific Islanders have been left to fend for themselves in the pandemic Vox.com 12/14/2020 © Manumalo Ala’ilima In June, Manumalo Ala’ilima got a call from a family member that their brother was hospitalized for Covid-19. Ala’ilima lives in Portland, Oregon, while the rest of their family some of whom also contracted the virus live in Southern California. For a while, Ala’ilima was convinced their brother would soon recover. But during their daily calls, his breathing, already labored, grew fainter until he couldn’t call or text anymore. A week and a half later, their family spent three hours saying their goodbyes over video. Ala’ilima watched, from their phone, as the hospital staff pulled the plug on their brother’s life support.

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