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Sarah True

A long line of people waiting for a covid test stretches along the sidewalk of a community. A few inches of snow has been shoveled away to clear a path, and everyone is wearing thick winter coats.

Proteger a su comunidad, el impulso que mejora la vacunación y las pruebas para covid entre hispanos

By Sarah True February 14, 2022

¿Qué es el sentido de pertenencia que impulsa a proteger con acciones individuales a una comunidad? Los latinos parecen actuar de esa manera frente a covid.

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A long line of people waiting for a covid test stretches along the sidewalk of a community. A few inches of snow has been shoveled away to clear a path, and everyone is wearing thick winter coats.

Covid Precautions Are Part of Hispanic Community’s Efforts to Tend to Community Good

By Sarah True February 14, 2022

Among many Latinos, especially recent immigrants, there is a cultural emphasis on living in harmony within one’s community — called “convivir” in Spanish. That notion may have helped drive improvements in covid vaccination and testing rates.

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