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Puerto Rico Leads U.S. in Vaccination Rates for COVID-19

Kiko Martinez — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:17:36 +0000

It might have been a rough few months for Puerto Rico at the start of the pandemic, but the island can now say it’s one of the leaders in helping to curb the spread of the coronavirus. According to the White House, Puerto Rico leads all states and U.S. territories in COVID-19 vaccination rates. As of

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Edgar Ramírez Shares Losses Due to COVID-19 & Urges People to Get Vaccinated

Kiko Martinez — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 17:09:09 +0000

Actor Edgar Ramírez (Jungle Cruise) has a message for everyone who still isn’t taking the pandemic seriously: Don’t make a decision that is going to put your life or someone else’s life at risk and get vaccinated. Ramírez shared the pain he has experienced this year after losing his grandmother, two aunts, an uncle, and

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Tell Your Tïas: CDC & WhatsApp Team Up For A Group Chat on COVID-19 Vaccines

Kiko Martinez — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 18:02:09 +0000

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday (June 21) that they are teaming up with WhatsApp and its parent company Facebook to launch a Spanish-language chat to get more Latinos correct health information about the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, only 36 percent of Latinos in the United States have received

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Vaccine Tourism? Wealthy Latinos Travel to U.S. for COVID-19 Vaccines

Kiko Martinez — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:25:33 +0000

Wealthy Latin Americans are traveling to the United States to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, this according to a report by the Associated Press. “It’s a matter of survival,” Virginia González told the AP. “In Mexico, officials didn’t buy enough vaccines. It’s like they don’t care about their citizens.” González and her husband, who is a

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Here’s What’s Going On With the Johnson & Johnson & AstraZeneca Vaccines

Kiko Martinez — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:37:09 +0000

States have taken a “pause” on the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson & Johnson after reports of rare blood clotting happening in six cases of the more than 6.8 million doses that have been administered thus far in the United States. According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist, the clotting

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How the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Is Being Handled Across Latin America

Toni Gonzales — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:35:51 +0000

In America, states are easing into lighter restrictions, and in some cases full on lifting them. While more and more vaccines are being distributed every day, top health officials continue to urge us to not get too comfortable just yet. On top of new variants of the virus popping up, issues with supplies, competition, and

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Hamilton’s ‘My Shot’ Gets Reimagined by Healthcare Workers To Promote COVID-19 Vaccine

Toni Gonzales — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:06:41 +0000

A group of doctors in California are getting the job done when it comes to raising awareness around the COVID-19 vaccine. North California physician Dr. Andrew Liu has reworked the lyrics of the Hamilton song “My Shot.” Liu wrote, performed, and enlisted his wife Dr. Tuong-Vi Ha, along with other healthcare workers, to remake the

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Brazil’s Indigenous Communities Are in Danger Due Country’s COVID-19 Response Failure

Yolanda Machado — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:11:53 +0000

Two human rights groups have released a report asking Brazil to act urgently before COVID-19 causes “devastating” and “irreparable” harm to the country’s 305 Indigenous tribes that represent about 900,000 people. The report by The Observatory, an international group, and Justiça Global, a Brazilian group, points to President Jair Bolsonaro’s lack of a cohesive and

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White House To Discuss Helping Mexico & Canada Ensure Vaccines After ‘Every American Is Vaccinated’

Yolanda Machado — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 21:27:11 +0000

President Biden is set to have a virtual meeting with Mexican President Manuel López Obrador, who reportedly is expected to ask about sharing U.S. COVID-19 vaccine supply with Mexico. At a press briefing at the White House, press secretary Jen Psaki was asked if Biden would agree to Obrador’s request, which she replied with a

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Everything We Know So Far About the COVID-19 Moderna Vaccine

Jhoni Jackson — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:34:30 +0000

Another potential COVID-19 vaccine has been announced, only a week after news of Pfizer and BioNTech’s reportedly successful collaboration. This latest candidate sounds just as promising, if not more—its success rate of 94.5% is just a few notches higher. (Also, country music icon Dolly Parton has silently been funding COVID-19 research which ultimately aided in

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