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Special clinic aims to get 600 Latinos in Montgomery and Pr. George’s vaccinated weekly

A "promotora" (health promoter) from CASA, a Hispanic advocacy group, tries to enroll Latinos as volunteers to test a potential COVID-19 vaccine, at a farmers market in Takoma Park, Maryland on Sept. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Federica Narancio)(AP/Federica Narancio)

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Maryland’s Montgomery and Prince George’s counties are teaming up to get local Latinos vaccinated.

A total of 600 Latinos will be vaccinated for the coronavirus each week at a special Adventist Healthcare community clinic in Takoma Park.

CASA will sign up 300 people in Prince George’s County and the 鈥淥ur Health and Wellness鈥 initiative will invite 300 people from Montgomery County.

“Our Latino community was hit particularly hard by this pandemic, so we are proud of this new initiative to further increase access to this lifesaving vaccine and ensure more residents can be Proud to be Protected from COVID-19,” said Prince George鈥檚 County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in a .

The partnership is part of an effort to make the coronavirus vaccine available to vulnerable communities聽that have experienced higher death tolls and lower vaccination rates.

“We need to make sure that we reach communities that have been hit especially hard by this virus. They need access to these lifesaving vaccines,” said Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich.

Prince George’s County in the state.

“This pandemic has highlighted the need for closing the gaps in health care access in the long term, and I hope that this good work will provide the foundation for a better future,” said Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro. “In the meantime, we need to continue to work together to proactively reach communities which have historically lacked adequate health care access if we want to truly stop the spread.”


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Una cl铆nica especial tiene como objetivo conseguir 600 latinos vacunados聽semanalmente en los condados de Montgomery y Pr. George

Los condados de Montgomery y Prince George’s de Maryland se est谩n uniendo para vacunar a los latinos locales.

Un total de 600 latinos ser谩n vacunados contra el coronavirus cada semana en una cl铆nica comunitaria especial de Adventist Healthcare en Takoma Park.

CASA inscribir谩 a 300 personas en el condado de Prince George’s y la iniciativa “Por Nuestra Salud y Bienestar” invitar谩 a 300 personas del condado de Montgomery.

“Nuestra comunidad latina fue afectada en particular por esta pandemia, estamos orgullosos de esta nueva iniciativa para aumentar a煤n m谩s el acceso a esta vacuna salvavidas y garantizar que m谩s residentes puedan estar orgullosos de estar protegidos contra COVID-19,” dijo Angela Alsobrooks, ejecutiva del condado de Prince George’s en un comunicado de prensa.

La asociaci贸n es parte de un esfuerzo de hacer que la vacuna contra el coronavirus que est茅 disponible para las comunidades vulnerables que han experimentado un mayor n煤mero de muertes y menores tasas de vacunaci贸n.

鈥淣ecesitamos asegurarnos de llegar a las comunidades que se han afectados especialmente fuerte por este virus. Necesitan acceso a estas vacunas que salvan vidas,鈥 dijo Marc Elrich, ejecutivo del condado de Montgomery.

El condado de Prince George’s tiene actualmente la tasa de vacunaci贸n m谩s baja del estado.

鈥淓sta pandemia ha subrayado la necesidad de cerrar las diferencias en el acceso a la atenci贸n m茅dica a largo plazo, y espero que este buen trabajo proporcione las bases para un futuro mejor,鈥 dijo la concejala del condado de Montgomery, Nancy Navarro. “Mientras tanto, tenemos que seguir trabajar juntos para llegar de forma proactiva a las comunidades que hist贸ricamente han carecido de un acceso adecuado a la atenci贸n m茅dica si realmente queremos detener la propagaci贸n.”

Valerie Bonk

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