Latinos & COVID Dec 2021

Physicians should listen empathetically and reassure patients on the science behind the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines.

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Ice Cube reportedly backed out of a $9 million paycheck on a movie because he refused to get vaccinated for the coronavirus.

73% say they are vaccinated, but at least half express confusion, concern over vaccine information and health impacts.

As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year.

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One way to fight the pandemic is with accurate information. Many of LA’s most vulnerable communities may be misinformed about vaccines due to a lack of information from trustworthy sources. Community based organizations play a unique role in spreading information that is reliable.

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On Friday, March 5, 2021, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) hosted a discussion on the consequences of mis- and disinformation during the pandemic, how the spread of false information impacts especially at-risk communities, and solutions for mitigating its spread. The conversation was moderated by PHR Advisory Council Member Michael Posner, JD, founder and director of […]

Facebook0Tweet0LinkedIn0 Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 – Oct. 15 USF College of Public Health (COPH) faculty members have come together to provide credible public health messages and combat misinformation in Spanish.   Salud Latina USF, as the group calls itself, includes the following Spanish-speaking faculty from the COPH: Arlene …

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As a COVID-19 vaccine begins to become available, a new challenge emerges: convincing people to get it.

President Biden could announce a plan to distribute 500 million Pfizer-BioNTech doses as early as Thursday. A man has been charged in the theft of hundreds of blank vaccination cards in Los Angeles.

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This qualitative study explores the experiences of Black and Latinx communities during the pandemic to better understand their perspectives on COVID-19 mitigation behaviors (eg, mask wearing), testing, and vaccines.

As the delta variant surges across Los Angeles and the U.S., prominent civic leaders came together in a recent Cedars-Sinai virtual town hall and issued an urgent call to unvaccinated members of Latinx communities: Get immunized as soon as possible to protect themselves, their loved ones and their communities.The online forum in Spanish was part...

Mayor Michelle Wu’s push to get more Bostonians vaccinated with a free walk-in clinic ended up just boosting vaccination rates within City Hall. Boston residents were turned away for not having an appointment Thursday while city employees rolled up their sleeves. “This is very frustrating,” Boston resident Mary Beth Marciano said. “You go on the website, it says open clinic….

The 2021 first-year class is larger, more diverse than any before. Did the pandemic, social justice, or remote interviews boost motivation of aspiring doctors?

Studies show that since the pandemic, life expectancy for Latinos has decreased nearly three years.

Parts of the U.S. health-care system are overwhelmed, understaffed and struggling to deal with a surge in cases among the unvaccinated.

Hispanic voters are no longer acting like a core Democratic voter group, a Wall Street Journal survey finds, a troubling development for the party, which has long counted on outsize Hispanic support.

The number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations is dramatically increasing across the state, with 721 patients currently hospitalized according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. In the last 24 hours, 125 patients have been admitted to the hospital, and 527 patients have COVID as their primary diagnosis. There are also 172 COVID patients in intensive […]

While experts say vaccine disparities have been narrowing over time in many states, data suggests rates among Black people still lag behind whites.

A CDC disparity report found that from 2010 to 2019, gay and bisexual men who are Latino and Black experienced higher rates of new HIV infections.