and was republished with permission from Brookings Institute. Gabriel Sanchez is a Professor of Political Science at The University of New Mexico, a Non-Resident Senior Fellow for Brookings, and a principal at Latino Decisions. Juan Peña is a Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology at UNM and a UNM Center for Social Policy Fellow. In this brief we draw from national survey data of Latino adults to identify challenges ahead for vaccine uptake among Latinos, and some suggestions that the newly formed COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force within the Department of Health and Human Services may consider for Latino specific outreach.