science especially right now during the pandemic where the advice given by scientists changes so regularly said bustamante as the delta variant continues to ravage communities across the country hispanic populations in many states have been left behind in the race to get the country vaccinated according to salud america a national latinofocused research organization in tennessee 313 of latinos have had at least one dose miranda blamed the lack of spanishlanguage resources and outreach to communities and said that the lack of access and awareness can cause confusion for many one common fear about the vaccine that some people have heard is that there may be unknown longterm effects a healthcare worker fills a syringe with pfizer covid19 vaccine at a community vaccination event in a predominately latino neighborhood in los angeles california august 11 2021 according to kaiser family foundation a nonprofit organization focusing on national health issues black and hispanic people are less likely than their white counterparts to have received a vaccine leaving the unvaccinated members of the group at an elevated risk of contracting the virus and in the last two weeks people of color are being vaccinated more than white people according to the cdc which could be attributed to the recent rise in covid19 cases and deaths among unvaccinated populations laryn rajkarnikar of churchill pa a nurse practitioner with central outreach wellness center administers a dose of the covid19 vaccine to valerie reyes of pitts show more alexandra wimleypittsburgh postgazette via ap file he said that doctors scientists and public health experts believe that the vaccine alongside other covid19 safety precautions like masking and social distancing is the best protection against the virus and drastically protects the infected from severe illness somebody told me that they prefer the natural immunity but natural immunity means that 600000 people die in the united states said tallaj about the growing covid19 death toll in the united states do it for your mother we have over 200 years of experience with vaccines and theres no record at all of having longterm effects of a vaccine said fernandez skepticism on the speed of vaccine production and how quickly it was made available is also easily explained according to the cdc bustamante recommended that trusted latino leaders and figures partner with local governments and health agencies to get the word out about vaccines their efficiency and the importance of community health to stop the spread robyn beckafp via getty images health experts are pleading with people to learn more about the science unlearn the myths and overcome the fears concerning the vaccine latinos in la area disproportionately affected by covid do it for your children meanwhile many employers will give workers a paid day off to rest after getting the shots so public health officials recommend asking employers what options exist to take time off that is false said dr ramon tallaj from somos community care a network of health providers in new york city theres no