Tag: Association of Mexicans in North Carolina
Shifting allocations cause confusion for vaccine seekers, frustration for local health departments
By Rose Hoban and Anne Blythe Across the state, phones at local health departments are ringing off the hooks, with people on the other end all asking the same question: “When can I get my vaccine?” “Now we receive more than 15,000 calls per day,” wrote Granville-Vance Health Director Lisa Harrison in an email. AtJan 26, 2021Coronavirus Today – July 23 – Follow the three Ws, say Mexican and Guatemalan consulate leaders; Plug for Medicaid expansion; ‘Not yet turned a corner’
By Anne Blythe North Carolina’s governor, top public health officials and high-ranking leaders from the Mexican and Guatemalan consulates sent an urgent message to Latinx and Hispanic residents on Thursday. COVID-19 is spreading swiftly and disproportionately among their communities, and the best way to fight the virus and keep their communities strong and healthy isJul 23, 2020
Coronavirus Today – June 26 – Helping Hispanic communities battle COVID-19; statewide face mask requirement takes effect
By Anne Blythe Hispanic communities are essential to NC. So is protecting their health. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, a family medicine physician at Duke Health whose interests focus on health disparities and access to care, had a powerful message for Hispanic North Carolina residents who are feeling the devastating brunt of COVID-19 disproportionately. The doctor spoke inJun 26, 2020
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