Catawba Countyâs efforts to get members of minority communities, specifically Hispanic people, vaccinated for COVID-19 appear to be paying off.
About 6.7 percent of Catawba County residents who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine have been Hispanic, according to data from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. In February, that number was around 2 percent.
The share of COVID-19 vaccine doses going into the arms of members of Catawba Countyâs Hispanic and LatinX communities has grown each week since mid-February, according to NCDHHS data. From 2 percent of doses one week, to 4 percent the next, to 6 percent the next, steadily increasing to a peak of 18 percent one week in May.
A family of six in Catawba County found themselves in a tight spot — Dad and Grandma tested positive for COVID-19. The mom was left to care for their three