COVID-19 Archives

Inspiring Latina Changemakers During the Covid Pandemic

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonOctober 27, 2021October 28, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonOctober 27, 2021October 28, 202104631

The COVID-19 pandemic has been raging on throughout the entire world for the better part of two years now. While there have been massive improvements and advancements made since March 2021, when the first shut downs and stay-at-home orders took...

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First Gen Students Struggle to Go Back to School Amid Ongoing Pandemic

Laysha MacedoAugust 11, 2021August 12, 2021

by Laysha MacedoAugust 11, 2021August 12, 202104840

As I prepare for my return to campus, I’ve reflected on how this year of isolation went. Obtaining higher education is hard enough, but add to it being a first-generation student and you’re in for four years of learning on...

Family

Homeschooling During the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Changed Me as a Mom

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 17, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 17, 2021010370

The past year has been intense for well, pretty much everyone around the world, but mothers, in particular, have taken on an outsized burden that has left us overwhelmed, frazzled, and absolutely exhausted. We’ve all been forced to make seemingly...

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Covid Vaccine Program for POC in LA Misused in Affluent Communities

Virginia IsaadFebruary 23, 2021February 23, 2021

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 23, 2021February 23, 202102955

Communities of color in California have had difficulty accessing the Covid-19 vaccine and now a program designed to aid them has been misused by affluent Angelenos, the Los Angeles Times reported. In an investigation the newspaper conducted, they found that...

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Coachella in California is First City in Nation to Give Hero Pay to Farmworkers

Virginia IsaadFebruary 16, 2021February 23, 2021

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 16, 2021February 23, 202103888

The Coachella City Council unanimously approved “hero pay” for certain essential workers and extended the hazard benefits to farmworkers.The emergency ordinance requires certain agricultural operations – in addition to grocery stores, retail pharmacy stores and restaurants – to provide an...

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18-Year Old Wilber Portillo Dies After Second Bout of COVID-19

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 202103650

An 18-year-old Latino man from Denver, Colorado has died after enduring two bouts of the deadly virus COVID-19. Wilber Portillo reportedly contracted the novel coronavirus twice just a couple of weeks apart back in the fall, ultimately passing away on...

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Americans Flee to Mexico to Escape Strict Quarantine

Virginia IsaadJanuary 4, 2021November 5, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJanuary 4, 2021November 5, 2021013975

The quarantine in the U.S. remains intact and some Americans have decided to flee to Mexico to escape strict stay-at-home orders. The New York Times recently did a report exploring the influx of Americans looking to settle down in Mexico...

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Former Covid Patient Margarita Montanez Made 800 Tamales for Health Care Workers

Virginia IsaadDecember 18, 2020December 18, 2020

by Virginia IsaadDecember 18, 2020December 18, 202004487

Margarita Montanez spent 20 days in the hospital in April battling coronavirus and now she’s giving back to those who helped heal her by making 800 tamales, KTLA reported. The San Fernando Valley resident was hooked up to a ventilator...

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4-Year-Old Raiden Gonzalez Lost Both His Parents to Covid-19

Virginia IsaadNovember 18, 2020

by Virginia IsaadNovember 18, 202003501

When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the initial reports stated that the elderly and those with underlying health issues were most vulnerable. Now stories like that of 4-year-old Raiden Gonzalez are sobering reminders that no one is immune. Raiden’s parents...

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Latinas Had the Highest Unemployment Rate this Year

Virginia IsaadOctober 21, 2020October 21, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 21, 2020October 21, 2020017483

Americans across the nation have been affected by the pandemic, but Latinas have experienced most job losses this year. The Latina unemployment rate hit 20.2 percent in April, meaning one in five Latinas was out of work. From August to...

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78% of Kids Dying from Covid-19 In the U.S. are Black and Brown

Virginia IsaadSeptember 18, 2020September 18, 2020

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 18, 2020September 18, 202008213

The majority of kids dying from Covid-19 are Latinx, Black, or Native American. There are a total of 390,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases among children in the U.S. and 121 have proved fatal, according to a report from the Centers for...

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8 Latin Celebrities Who Caught the Coronavirus

Nicole YoungSeptember 14, 2020November 25, 2020

by Nicole YoungSeptember 14, 2020November 25, 202004944

There’s no point in denying it: coronavirus has basically taken over 2020. COVID-19 has affected so many lives and that includes our favorite celebrities. High-profile Latin artists such as J Balvin and Karol G have come out and said they...