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Survey: Hispanic Community Wants COVID-19 Vaccine, Unsure About Access

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A new survey shows that while a majority of North Carolina's Latinx residents want a COVID-19 vaccine, many don't know how to go about getting it. 

Siembra NC polled over 800 Spanish-speaking members of the Latinx community, with a majority being residents of Guilford and Forsyth counties.

According to survey results, about two-thirds of respondents are interested in getting a vaccination, but nearly 75% don't know how or where to get vaccinated. Just under half expressed some doubt regarding the vaccine's efficacy.

In response to these results, Siembra NC will initiate a door-to-door vaccine promotion program in an effort to address what it sees as gaps in vaccine equity.

The group is also calling on the state to create Spanish-language phone and web-scheduling options.

According to a news release, the organization is hoping that person-to-person interaction will counteract viral misinformation about the vaccine.

For the most up-to-date information on coronavirus in North Carolina, visit our Live Updates blog here. WFDD wants to hear your stories — connect with us and let us know what you're experiencing.

Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014. Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio. After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm. Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other. Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.

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