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COVID jabs bring relief for vulnerable California farmworkers
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID jabs bring relief for vulnerable California farmworkers

Al Jazeera  

US state made COVID-19 vaccines available to agricultural workers, who face heightened risks of contracting the virus. “It’s not just Californians who benefit, it’s the folks all across this country and around the world.” Widespread infections When COVID-19 spread to North America, agricultural workers were one of the hardest-hit groups. Florida’s agricultural minister has criticised Governor Ron DeSantis for not …

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Clinics wait to vaccinate farmworkers: ‘Our hands are tied’
3 years, 9 months ago

Clinics wait to vaccinate farmworkers: ‘Our hands are tied’

Associated Press  

With Georgia’s sweet onion harvest approaching and COVID-19 vaccine arriving in increasing quantities from the federal government, migrant health centers around the state want to start vaccinating farmworkers. “Our hands are tied,” said East Georgia Healthcare Center CEO Jennie Wren Denmark, whose agency runs 13 clinics, including one in Vidalia, home of the celebrated Vidalia onion. “Making sure we have …

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Clinics across U.S. wait to vaccinate farmworkers: ‘Our hands are tied’
3 years, 9 months ago

Clinics across U.S. wait to vaccinate farmworkers: ‘Our hands are tied’

LA Times  

Farmworkers harvest beans in Homestead, Fla. With Georgia’s sweet onion harvest approaching and COVID-19 vaccine arriving in increasing quantities from the federal government, migrant health centers around the state want to start vaccinating farmworkers. “Our hands are tied,” said East Georgia Healthcare Center CEO Jennie Wren Denmark, whose agency runs 13 clinics, including one in Vidalia, home of the celebrated …

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Farmworkers get COVID-19 vaccines in Ventura County; teachers are next
3 years, 10 months ago

Farmworkers get COVID-19 vaccines in Ventura County; teachers are next

LA Times  

COVID-19 testing is available to farmworkers close to where they work near a hoop greenhouse in Oxnard. Ventura County is now vaccinating farmworkers as part of a pilot program geared toward the region’s large agricultural sector. More than 100 farmworkers at Good Farms in Oxnard received a shot Friday as part of the pilot program aided by Ventura County’s Farmworker …

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Farmworkers, Firefighters and Flight Attendants Jockey for Vaccine Priority
4 years ago

Farmworkers, Firefighters and Flight Attendants Jockey for Vaccine Priority

CNN  

Kaiser Health News — With front-line health workers and nursing home residents and staff expected to get the initial doses of Covid vaccines, the thornier question is figuring out who goes next. Ron DeSantis said that after nursing home residents and front line health workers are inoculated, the state will try to vaccinate people 65 and over and residents with …

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Many California farmworkers fear a winter of hunger and homelessness amid the pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

Many California farmworkers fear a winter of hunger and homelessness amid the pandemic

LA Times  

Farmworker Jose Luis Hernandez spends time with his sons, Carlos, 2, Jose, 6, and Luis Angel, 9, outside their Stockton apartment. “I haven’t saved anything,” he said, sitting on the walkway of an aging five-plex in south Stockton, one of the poorest neighborhoods in this San Joaquin valley city, where he pays $675 a month for an apartment with taps …

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California farmworkers under strain amid wildfires and pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

California farmworkers under strain amid wildfires and pandemic

Al Jazeera  

Half Moon Bay, California – On a recent foggy morning at a ranch outside Half Moon Bay, California, the air was thick with the smell of smoke. Now, with this smoke, they can’t even play outside.” Farmworkers evacuated On August 16, lightning strikes ignited a series of fires that then merged together to become the CZU Lightning Complex Fire, which …

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