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Latinos face barriers like fear, language in getting vaccine
A person takes a flyer with COVID-19 information for vaccination as people visit the community center Mixteca during the coronavirus pandemic, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

A person takes a flyer with COVID-19 information for vaccination as people visit the community center Mixteca during the coronavirus pandemic, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

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Registered Nurse Katherine Pachota, right, prepares to inoculate Bay of Pigs invasion veteran Rigoberto Montesinos, 82, during a news conference, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at the Bay of Pigs Museum and Library in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Montesinos was frustrated his first vaccine appointment was inexplicably canceled, but he finally got his first dose Monday. Montesinos said he worried about side effects, but "at my age, and with the virus spiking, I can't be putting myself at risk." (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Registered Nurse Katherine Pachota, right, prepares to inoculate Bay of Pigs invasion veteran Rigoberto Montesinos, 82, during a news conference, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at the Bay of Pigs Museum and Library in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Montesinos was frustrated his first vaccine appointment was inexplicably canceled, but he finally got his first dose Monday. Montesinos said he worried about side effects, but "at my age, and with the virus spiking, I can't be putting myself at risk." (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Dr. Ingrid Felix-Peralta, second from left, and her husband Dr. Victor Peralta, second from right, administer second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Dr. Ingrid Felix-Peralta, second from left, and her husband Dr. Victor Peralta, second from right, administer second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Bay of Pigs veteran Rigoberto Montesinos, 82, poses for a photo, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at his home in Hialeah, Fla. Montesinos was frustrated his first vaccine appointment was inexplicably cancelled, but he finally got his first dose Monday. Montesinos said he worried about side effects, but "at my age, and with the virus spiking, I can't be putting myself at risk." (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Bay of Pigs veteran Rigoberto Montesinos, 82, poses for a photo, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at his home in Hialeah, Fla. Montesinos was frustrated his first vaccine appointment was inexplicably cancelled, but he finally got his first dose Monday. Montesinos said he worried about side effects, but "at my age, and with the virus spiking, I can't be putting myself at risk." (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Registered Nurse Rita Alba, right, directs Alba Carrasco to the recovery area after giving her the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at the Bronx River Addition NYCHA complex, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Registered Nurse Rita Alba, right, directs Alba Carrasco to the recovery area after giving her the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at the Bronx River Addition NYCHA complex, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Registered Nurse Rita Alba points out to Beltran Orlando the return date on his vaccination card while he rests in the recovery area after his receiving the first dose of coronavirus vaccine at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at the Bronx River Addition NYCHA complex, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Registered Nurse Rita Alba points out to Beltran Orlando the return date on his vaccination card while he rests in the recovery area after his receiving the first dose of coronavirus vaccine at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at the Bronx River Addition NYCHA complex, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Jesus Rodriguez sits in the recovery area after receiving the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination site at the Corsi Houses, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Jesus Rodriguez sits in the recovery area after receiving the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination site at the Corsi Houses, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Volunteers pass out information on the COVID-19 vaccine as people receive food from the 24-hour community fridge at the community center Mixteca during the coronavirus pandemic, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Volunteers pass out information on the COVID-19 vaccine as people receive food from the 24-hour community fridge at the community center Mixteca during the coronavirus pandemic, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

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Volunteers carry food for donations as people receive COVID-19 information for vaccines at the community center Mixteca during the coronavirus pandemic, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Volunteers carry food for donations as people receive COVID-19 information for vaccines at the community center Mixteca during the coronavirus pandemic, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

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Crismely Tinidad, left, the Housing Service Coordinator at the Bronx River Community Center, translates for a resident who only speaks Spanish as he registers with a Somos Community Care screener at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at the Bronx River Addition NYCHA complex, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Crismely Tinidad, left, the Housing Service Coordinator at the Bronx River Community Center, translates for a resident who only speaks Spanish as he registers with a Somos Community Care screener at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at the Bronx River Addition NYCHA complex, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Dr. Victor Peralta, left, talks with Nellie Hernandez before giving her the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Dr. Victor Peralta, left, talks with Nellie Hernandez before giving her the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Dr. Victor Peralta, left, examines Sundar Surujmohan vaccination card before giving him his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Dr. Victor Peralta, left, examines Sundar Surujmohan vaccination card before giving him his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Jesus Rodriguez, right, registers for the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination site at the Corsi Houses, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Jesus Rodriguez, right, registers for the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination site at the Corsi Houses, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Dr. Ingrid Felix-Peralta, right, and her husband Dr. Victor Peralta, second from right, say goodbye to Roque Peralta, left, and Crila Rodriguez Peralta, center, (no relation) after Roque and Crila received their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Dr. Ingrid Felix-Peralta, right, and her husband Dr. Victor Peralta, second from right, say goodbye to Roque Peralta, left, and Crila Rodriguez Peralta, center, (no relation) after Roque and Crila received their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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People wait to fill out forms at the community center Mixteca to receive food and get information about the COVID-19 vaccination during the coronavirus pandemic, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

People wait to fill out forms at the community center Mixteca to receive food and get information about the COVID-19 vaccination during the coronavirus pandemic, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

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Registered Nurse Rita Alba, right, gives Gustavo Hernandez the first dose of coronavirus vaccine at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at the Bronx River Addition NYCHA complex, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Registered Nurse Rita Alba, right, gives Gustavo Hernandez the first dose of coronavirus vaccine at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at the Bronx River Addition NYCHA complex, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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