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An historic expansion of Medi-Cal for undocumented workers will miss many farmworkers.

Essential Workers Worry as COVID Vaccine Rules Change As states begin prioritizing senior citizens for the COVID-19 vaccine, many essential workers are concerned their vaccinations will be delayed, possibly as late as summer. Jeong Park, The Sacramento Bee   |   January 25, 2021   |  Analysis (TNS) — José Padilla spent the last few months calling on California to prioritize vaccinating its farmworkers, who have to go to the field nearly every day and often can't practice social distancing. Last month, he and other advocates for farmwor...

California May Prioritize Age Before Essential Workers for Vaccine January 26, 2021 Advocates for farmworkers, teachers, grocery store clerks and other essential workers are worried they will have to wait until this summer to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as California considers giving priority to older residents. State officials said the move makes sense given older people have a much higher rate of hospitalization and death from COVID-19. But with California struggling to get and give the vaccine, it could take until June to vaccinate all Californ...

Advocates for farmworkers, teachers, grocery store clerks and other essential workers are worried they will have to wait until this summer to be vaccinated

Undocumented immigrants' fears may stop some from getting coronavirus vaccine CNN 12/22/2020 By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN © Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images A nurse gives a Covid-19 vaccine to a health care worker in Aurora, Colorado. As federal and state officials pin down details of how the vaccines will be distributed, immigrant advocates are expressing concerns. As vaccine distribution ramps up across the United States, advocates and public health experts are warning that more steps must be taken to make sure millions of undocumented immigrants have access to vaccines -- ...