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Latinx workers
Music, food and myth-busting bring vaccines to hesitant farmworkers
by
Nova Safo
Apr 14, 2021
As much as 18% of the U.S. agricultural and farmworker population has tested positive for COVID-19 compared to 5% of the general population.
Push to vaccinate Latinx farmworkers picks up
Apr 12, 2021
As farm work, and COVID risk, pick up through the spring and summer, getting vaccines into the arms of workers is a priority.
Rural Washington confronts vaccine disparity for its Latinx workforce
Apr 7, 2021
Vaccination of ag workers and families in Yakima Valley is now picking up thanks in part to more doses flowing in.
Complex, enduring economic factors put Latinx people at high risk for COVID
by
Adam Rayes
Mar 17, 2021
In one Colorado county, many Latinx people work in "essential" jobs and live with roommates or relatives, making them vulnerable.
People of color more at risk of COVID-19 spread at work
Dec 3, 2020
The Urban Institute says more than half of Black, Latinx and Native American workers have jobs that put them at a greater risk.