Despite accounting for about 40% of the state population, Latinos in California represent half of the state’s reported COVID-19 cases and deaths, according to the California Department of Public Health. They also make up just 28% of Californians who have received at least one dose of the vaccine, state data show.
Jeffrey Reynoso, executive director for the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, said recruiting primary care physicians in the vaccine rollout could increase doses among California Latinos, as long as they have access to that care.
