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COVID-19 vaccine registration: Non-English speakers left behind


LOS ANGELES – Loretta Hsueh, 31, knew her parents were at high risk for COVID-19. The elderly Taiwanese immigrants had chronic health problems and managed a grocery store in Riverside, California, where many of the employees and customers were also immigrants or people of color. For nearly a year, they washed their hands and wore masks and hoped for the best. 
After COVID-19 vaccinations began in December, Hsueh assumed the local government would ensure all grocery store workers would be contacted about getting the vaccine. When that didn t happen, Hsueh suggested her parents call the one phone number listed on the county s vaccination website to get help. The worker who answered the phone didn t speak Mandarin and said he couldn t help them get an appointment.  ....

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Latinos face barriers like fear, language in getting vaccine - New Delhi Times - India's Only International Newspaper


February 17, 2021
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Rigoberto Montesinos, a veteran of the Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba, was so worried about side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine that he initially wasn’t going to get it, relenting only when two friends died from the disease.
But when he finally decided to get the shot, the 82-year-old couldn’t find doses where he lives in Hialeah, a Miami suburb that’s about 95% Latino. He got an appointment in nearby Miami Beach, but it was canceled. After struggling for weeks, Montesinos got his first dose last week.
“At my age, and with the virus spiking, I can’t be putting myself at risk,” said Montesinos, a Cuban exile who helped try to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1961. ....

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Latinos face barriers like fear, language in getting vaccine | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan's News Source


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Registered Nurse Rita Alba, right, gives Gustavo Hernandez the first dose of coronavirus vaccine at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at the Bronx River Addition NYCHA complex, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
February 16, 2021 - 9:54 AM
HIALEAH, Fla. - Rigoberto Montesinos, a veteran of the Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba, was so worried about side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine that he initially wasn t going to get it, relenting only when two friends died from the disease. ....

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