* The vaccine is completely safe, free and accessible to all residents 12 years of age and older regardless of immigration status.
To be Latino is to be resilient! At this point in history it is defined who is with science and who will not be able to embrace it to their beliefs. But above all, it defines love. That love for another human being, for one's family, for oneself. It defines the capacity for strength and action, which comes down to a shot in the arm: a vaccine.
In that sense of resilience, San Mateo County is making an effort to have all communities immunized against COVID-19, even those who do not yet "believe" in the vaccine that has already saved millions of lives around the world, yet the Latino community has proven to be on the side of life.
According to county data, so far 935,525 doses of some of the vaccines -Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson- have been administered, which means that 535,975 people have been inoculated, of which 432,972 have their full immunization schedule.
The San Mateo County Health Department reports that behind the Asian American community with more than 151,000 people inoculated, Latinos are more than 76,300, in a population of 774,990 individuals.
Far behind these groups are African American - 8,560 vaccinated, multiracial - 7,698, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander - 4,848, and American Indian or Alaska Native - 1,205.
It is noteworthy that women have been those who have responded best to the call for vaccination, with about 280,000, while in the case of men, 255,399 have chosen to roll up their sleeves.
However, the Latino community has been the hardest hit by the disease, because of the 43,092 positive cases registered in San Mateo County, 17,529 belong to this group, of which 135 people have unfortunately died.
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The cities of Pescadero, Colma and Atherton record 100 percent vaccination in their eligible population, they are followed by Ladera -92.9 percent-, San Carlos -92.1 percent-, Emerald Hills -88.7 percent-, Woodside -88.1 percent-, Burlingame -87.6 percent-, Menlo Park -87.4 percent-, Montara -86.7 percent-, Portola Valley -86.2 percent-, Millbrae -83.0 percent-, Belmont -82.9 percent-, Foster City -82.8 percent-, Brisbane -82.3 percent-, Hillsborough -82.1 percent-, San Mateo -81.1 percent-, West Menlo Park -80.9 percent-, Highlands Baywood Park CDP -78.8 percent-,and Half Moon Bay -77.9 percent.
However, other cities are still in the process of getting their populations vaccinated to reduce the number of infections and stop the number of deaths due to the coronavirus.
Such is the case in Moss Beach, whose vaccinated population is 47.8 percent of the total eligible, followed by East Palo Alto - 52.6 percent-, El Granada -58.9 percent-, Broadmoor -62 percent-, Loma Mar -63.4 percent-, North Fair Oaks -64.4 percent-, Daly City -72.7 percent-, South San Francisco -75 percent-, Pacifica -75.7 percent-, Redwood City -75.8 percent-, La Honda -76.6 percent-, and San Bruno -77 percent.
San Mateo County Health reminds residents that the COVID-19 vaccine is completely safe, free and accessible to all residents 12 years of age and older regardless of immigration status, and calls on all eligible individuals to choose health, life and a more resilient and immunized community. Get vaccinated!
