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Vaccine Acceptance Among Clinicians and What This Means for Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Communities

Vaccine Acceptance Among Clinicians and What This Means for Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Communities

Apr 7, 2022
By: Robert Kinnaird
A new paper describing health care worker COVID-19 vaccine confidence and acceptance shows that clinicians who work with immigrant communities were more vaccine acceptant. In Healthcare worker…
Partner Spotlight: Coalition of 100 Black Women

Partner Spotlight: Coalition of 100 Black Women

Apr 6, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Following years of disinvestment in US public health and social services, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought into stark relief the mounting systemic racial inequity, poverty, and unequal access to…
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Partner Spotlight: Our Partners in Florida

Mar 15, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
For rural health initiatives, partnership and collaboration are vital tools for getting people vaccinated and meeting the needs of communities where these initiatives operate. In Florida, many…
Building Access for Vaccines, Mental Health Needs, Health Education at Austin’s Ventanilla de Salud

Building Access for Vaccines, Mental Health Needs, Health Education at Austin’s Ventanilla de Salud

Jan 18, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In December, Roxana Pineda, MPH, Ventanilla de Salud (VdS) Coordinator and Health Network Associate for Migrant Clinicians Network, was getting ready to open yet another weekly vaccination event at…
Partner Spotlight: American Indian Mothers Inc.

Partner Spotlight: American Indian Mothers Inc.

Jan 13, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Within rural regions, fear of COVID-19 vaccines has been a major barrier to protecting vulnerable communities during the pandemic. If we want to help these communities get protection from the…
Partner Spotlight: Campesinos Sin Fronteras

Partner Spotlight: Campesinos Sin Fronteras

Jan 4, 2022
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
For over a decade, Campesinos Sin Fronteras (CSF) has worked tirelessly to launch a bilingual radio station serving the border populations of Yuma County, Arizona, and the Northwestern corner of…
Should a Pregnant Patient Get Vaccinated? What about a Six-Year-Old? MCN’s Newest COVID-19 Resources Help Explain

Should a Pregnant Patient Get Vaccinated? What about a Six-Year-Old? MCN’s Newest COVID-19 Resources Help Explain

Dec 7, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Why should my six-year-old get vaccinated, if he's unlikely to get very ill with COVID-19? I don't want to get a new vaccine while I'm pregnant because I'm concerned for my baby. Why should I get…
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Partner Spotlight: Alabama State Association of Cooperatives

Nov 17, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In rural Alabama, the struggle to get people vaccinated can be laborious work. “The people will tell us that ‘they’re waiting on God, it causes sterilization in male and females… it’s a hoax…
A person receiving a vaccination

Partner Spotlight: Kansas Black Farmers Association

Nov 4, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
For Black farmers in Kansas, the pandemic has not been easy. After decades of shrinking land ownership, the challenges of COVID-19 represent a new kind of threat, and organizations like the Kansas…
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Partner Spotlight: La Mujer Obrera fights COVID-19 in El Paso

Oct 19, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
La Mujer Obrera is an El Paso, Texas based community organization that has been providing COVID-19 resources to the Chamizal neighborhood of El Paso, an almost entirely Latinx community that has a…
A person holding a vaccination record card

Include the Alias? Skip the Real Name? COVID-19 Vaccination Card Recommendations

Oct 12, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Names can be a complex thing for immigrant and migrant workers. These workers often must use a pseudonym in workplaces, as they may lack documentation to legally work in the United States using…
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Pregnant? Get Vaccinated Immediately, Says the CDC with New Data in Hand

Oct 6, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Last week, three pregnant women with severe COVID checked into a rural hospital in Pennsylvania. Two required intubation and ventilation, and then were quickly transferred to the ICU. These patients…
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Learning from the Past: Measles and Vaccine Confidence

Sep 29, 2021
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
In 2017, Minnesota public health authorities were alarmed by an uptick in pediatric cases of the measles, which appeared to be the start of a second outbreak in a decade. Almost 20 years prior,…
A person receiving a vaccination

Delta Variant & COVID-19 Vaccines: Updated Information and Resources

Aug 17, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Robert KinnairdThe Delta variant has become the prominent form of the virus, with around 83 percent of COVID-19 cases in the United States being caused by this more contagious variant. First found…
Top 5 Best COVID-19 Vaccine Resources for Migrants and Immigrants

Top 5 Best COVID-19 Vaccine Resources for Migrants & Immigrants

Jul 13, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
The summer is in full swing and vaccination campaigns are struggling. The initial rush has slowed, and many communities find themselves with more vaccines than people who want them. Yet,…
A man receives a vaccination from a clinician

US-Mexico Collaboration Gets Workers at the Border Vaccinated

Jun 22, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
At the US-Mexico border, the pace of vaccination has depended on which side of the wall one is on. In the US, available vaccines have outstripped the number of people interested in vaccinations. In…
Funding Opportunity to Prevent COVID-19 in Refugee, Immigrant, & Migrant Communities

Funding Opportunity to Prevent COVID-19 in Refugee, Immigrant, & Migrant Communities

May 20, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
A new funding opportunity is now available for local health departments and community-based organizations to assist these groups to reach refugee, immigrant, and migrant communities to prevent and…
A woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine: Care for Migrant Women Requires Adjusted Approach

Apr 29, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
After nearly two weeks of looking comprehensively at all the data on vaccines and their potential side effects, scientists made the decision to reinstate the use of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen…
MCN Position Statement: Johnson & Johnson Pause on Vaccinations Is Indicator of Functioning of Vaccine Safety Systems

MCN Position Statement: Johnson & Johnson Pause on Vaccinations Is Indicator of Functioning of Vaccine Safety Systems

Apr 14, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
This week, federal authorities recommended a pause in administration of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine to investigate the possibility of a very rare but serious adverse…
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“Vaccination Is…”: A Customizable COVID-19 Vaccine Communications Campaign

Apr 5, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
As clinicians in health departments, health centers, and elsewhere strive to communicate the importance of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, culturally and linguistically appropriate communications…
A clinician vaccinates a patient

Community Health Centers Step Up Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Mar 25, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Across the country, over two million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered at community health centers in the last eight weeks. More than half of those receiving the vaccines at community…
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#YoMeLaPuse: New Video & Poster to Celebrate COVID-19 Vaccinations

Mar 22, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Bright, multigenerational, uplifting, and celebratory, our new #YoMeLaPuse materials will bring a smile to patients’ faces and encourage vaccination in the Spanish-speaking community. In a short…
Man is given COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccine for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants: Building Trust on the Frontlines

Mar 4, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Last month, experts in migrant health gathered as panelists on MCN’s webinar, COVID-19 Vaccines: A National Learning Session from the Frontlines of Refugee, Migrant, and Immigrant Health. Sharing…
Bottles of COVID-19 Vaccine

Q&A: One-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine Expands Opportunities to Prevent Death & Severe Disease

Feb 25, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Within the coming days or weeks, the FDA is expected to give emergency use authorization for the manufacture and sale of Johnson and Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine. The new vaccine is largely…
A clinician vaccinates an older man

Reprint Q&A: What PCPs Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines

Feb 24, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
By Raghavendra Tirupathi, MD, FACP; Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, FAAFP; Ali Rabaan, PhD; and Prasannalaxmi Palabindela, MD The CDC estimates that, as of Jan. 5, more than 4.8 million people in the United…
A woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine

Health Department and Vaccine Clinic Considerations to Reach Migrant and Immigrant Workers: A COVID-19 Vaccine Accessibility Checklist

Feb 18, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
As hope remains that the availability of vaccines will grow, health departments and vaccine clinics must prepare to better serve hard-to-reach populations such as persons in the refugee,…