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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 CHW speaking with someone wearing a mask

One-On-One Encounters: The Toughest Hurdle in COVID-19 Vaccine Advocacy

Nov 10, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
“I am passionate because I know what COVID is,” shares Nadya Julien, CRNP. Like many across the globe, Julien has felt the brutal impact of COVID-19. Falling ill with the virus last year, Julien…
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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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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 farmworker in a facemask in the field

Farmworkers & COVID-19: Partnerships to Protect Workers Highlighted in American Journal of Public Health

Sep 7, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In 2020, America got a close-up look at the exploitative conditions, lack of basic occupational protections, poor access to health care, and institutional oppression that food and farm workers have…
A worker in a facemask

COVID-19 Vaccine Employer Mandates Should Be Accompanied By Basic Protections & Worker Accommodations

Aug 31, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
In the first year of the pandemic, meat packing facilities, farms and orchards, and food warehouses became hotspots of transmission, as essential workers were required to work through the pandemic,…
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…
CHW speaks with a farmworker

Workplace Protections for Essential Workers Must Consider RIM Communities

Jun 1, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
While COVID-19 is a public health threat to the entire US population, there is growing evidence that the outbreak disproportionately affects some populations, including certain refugee, immigrant and…
CHWs speak with farmworkers

COVID-19 From the Perspective of a Community Health Worker: Veronica Martinez Vargas

May 27, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
COVID-19 has resulted in changes and struggles in our lives that most of us were not prepared for or expected. This includes dealing with illness, the loss of loved ones, mental health struggles…
Warehouse workers wearing masks move boxes

Position Statement: Mask Guidance Leaves Some Workers Vulnerable to Infection

May 26, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their mask guidance to allow fully vaccinated individuals to resume most indoor and outdoor activities without wearing masks…
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…
COVID-19 and Childcare Efforts for Vulnerable Families

COVID-19 and Childcare Efforts for Vulnerable Families

May 18, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
For more than a year, “essential” workers have continued to work. Despite an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace, a disproportionate risk of contracting severe COVID-19,…
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…
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Nine Practices to Cope with a Looming Catastrophe

Apr 21, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
I’ve been told seven times that I had a life-threatening disease. Last Tuesday, I was told I might be going blind. This was shocking but not paralyzing. I did what I do. I got a second opinion on…
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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…
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‘What to Expect When Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine’ Editable Vaccine Resources in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole

Mar 31, 2021
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
Given the local nature of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, there is a significant need for editable vaccine resources in multiple languages to reach refugee, immigrant, and migrant communities. MCN is…
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,…