STANISLAUS COUNTY, Calif. — For Stanislaus County, vaccine education for the Latino populations starts now.
With 64% of all the COVID-19 cases in the county being Latino, the way forward is inherently linked to getting the population vaccinated.
Kamlesh Kaur, a spokesperson for Stanislaus County Health Services Agency, said the Latino community was disproportionately impacted due in part to the sectors where many of them worked and due to many living in multi-generational households that spread the virus.
Kaur said one of the key elements behind that 64% figure was the increased rates during the summer for Latinos and a lack of education and messaging.
“It (education) wasn’t as widespread at the time because it was also at the beginning of the pandemic, sort of,” Kaur said. “Since then, we have made a conscious effort in reaching out to the Latino community.”
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