COVID-19 News

  • As the U.S. begins distribution of the updated booster to protect against current strains of COVID-19, a lack of funding for reimbursement of providers who vaccinate uninsured individuals and scaled down infrastructure to support initiatives like mobile clinics may create access challenges to getting boosted.

  • Check out our new blog in Spanish and English on Contratados.org that provides additional information about the new COVID-19 booster.

  • The We Can Do This public education campaign now has videos in indigenous languages: Triqui, Zapoteco, Mixteco, Purépecha, and Mayan. The videos are closed captioned in Spanish and designed to inform agricultural workers about the COVID-19 vaccine.
  • In case you missed it, Sur Legal and CDM co-hosted a recent Facebook Live in Spanish about workers’ compensation. Thanks to Kahn, Smith & Collins for sharing their expertise with our communities!

Download the video in English and Spanish.

Download the audio in English and Spanish.

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State Level Data Overview

COVID-19 vaccination rates by state

COVID-19 case rates per 100K people by state

State Snapshots

Delaware

  • Are you a Community Health Worker in Delaware or do you know someone who is? On Wednesday, October 12 from 9 AM to 1 PM, the Community Health Workers Association of Delaware will host the 2nd Annual Virtual Delaware Health Worker (CHW) Summit. Register here.

COVID-19 vaccination rates by county

COVID-19 case rates per 100K people by county

Maryland

  • The Maryland Department of Health has a tool to help you find a location where you can be vaccinated with the updated, bivalent COVID-19 booster! While the tool is presently only available in English, it does allow you to search for sites that specifically offer the new booster.

COVID-19 vaccination rates by county

COVID-19 case rates per 100K people by county

Virginia

COVID-19 vaccination rates by county

COVID-19 case rates per 100K people by county

North Carolina

COVID-19 vaccination rates by county

COVID-19 case rates per 100K people by county

South Carolina

  • In collaboration with the United Way Association of South Carolina, the South Carolina Department of Social Services recently launched a texting service that allows people to text “DSS” to 211211. DSS will then respond with a list of resources, and the person can respond with the number of the resource with which they need assistance.

    The service is also available in Spanish! Spanish speakers simply need to text “DSS” to 211211 and then respond with  “ESP” after they receive the first message from DSS. Check out this short video from South Carolina Appleseed to see the texting service in action!

COVID-19 vaccination rates by county

COVID-19 case rates per 100K people by county

Georgia

  • The DeKalb County Board of Health began offering the new, bivalent booster this week. Pfizer’s bivalent boosters are available for anyone 12 years and older, and the Board of Health will provide an update once Moderna is available as well.

  • Anyone living in Georgia can use this website to search and make an appointment for their bivalent COVID-19 booster.

COVID-19 vaccination rates by county

COVID-19 case rates per 100K people by county

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