In the News
Since the beginning, LATIN-19 has been fortunate enough to receive a significant amount of press recognition for our work. Here we have highlighted key moments of pride along our journey toward health equity.
2022
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Delta and Omicron variants surge across U.S., increased demand for testing
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LATIN-19 administers 1900 COVID-19 tests in the community
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Number of recorded deaths due to COVID-19 in the US reaches 1 million
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Vaccines become available for children ages 6 months to 5 years
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LATIN-19 begins distributing Monkeypox vaccines at community pop-up events
As the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved, so too has the work of LATIN-19. This year we’ve broadened our focus and work to address systemic inequities that affect our Latina community in North Carolina and beyond.
“When there’s a problem in the community and there is health inequity, the way to improve health for all is to help those who are suffering from inequity... The lessons of the pandemic reach into the everyday care of people.”
Pandemic Response Shows Path For Improved Health Care in the Future | Duke School of Medicine
“It has made me feel that I have the capacity to advise my community and at peace by knowing that they provide the resources that our community needs.”
“Nothing happens if it’s just one person rising; it’s all of us together who can make a difference.”
Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi via Durham Magazine / Read Full Article
Training teens to take COVID vaccine messages to their communities | The Latinx Youth Ambassador Program launches
2021 - Vaccination in the Latina community
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LATIN-19 hosts its first community vaccine clinic at the Latino Credit Union
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More than 100 million COVID vaccine doses have been administered in the U.S.
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Delta variant surge across the U.S.
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Percentage of Hispanic vaccination in NC rate reaches parity with White population
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First case of Omicron variant confirmed in the U.S.
As soon as the COVID vaccine became available to the broader public, it became clear that an action plan was needed to reach the Latina community in NC. Drawing on valuable community partnerships, our collective leaped into action to plan, execute, and support vaccine clinics across the state.
LATIN-19 wins a video documentary Webby Award for “Heroes of the Pandemic: When the world is burning, I have to put out the fire”
2020 - A Global Pandemic and the Founding of LATIN-19
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First COVID-19 cases confirmed in the United States
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W.H.O. declares COVID-19 a pandemic
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First LATIN-19 gathering
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LatinX population represents up to 78% of all of our active COVID-19 cases in Durham County
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FDA authorizes the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
How The South Botched Spanish-Language Outreach on COVID-19 | HuffPost
Leaders from LATIN-19 advocate for increased resources in Spanish citing the high risk for the Latina community. In Durham County, North Carolina, the Hispanic population’s share of overall COVID-19 infections increased from 7% in March to 15% in April to 70% in May before peaking at 75% in June.
From the very start of the crisis, it was clear that Hispanic/Latino(x) population in the United States was being disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on the collective strengths of our community, LATIN-19 took on this challenge directly.
Durham roller rink transformed into vaccine clinic aims to vaccinate 1,000 people per day
LATIN-19 is called in to support the clinic, with 1K vaccines reserved for the Latina community community each week.
How to Save a Life: Successful Models for Protecting Communities from COVID-19 | Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi provides witness testimony at the Congressional Committee on Education and Labor
“It’s your advocacy. It’s your willingness to really get the word out that has helped us.”
“People are still arriving too late, when the disease is too advanced.”
“All of these factors create an environment in which Latino communities are most at risk of catching and getting sick from the coronavirus.”
“This group has been such a good reminder to be aspirational and to realize the power of what can be done when people set their mind to it.”
“They have taken their commitment to our community and turned it into action, filling huge gaps in providing support, advocacy, information and care for our Latinx community in North Carolina.”
DAY TWO: DOCTORS SPEAK OUT ON THE VALUE OF VACCINATION | Duke Today
Drs. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi and Gabriela Maradiaga Panayotti become two of the first health care professionals to receive the vaccine, demonstrating its safety and necessity.
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