{"id":5060841,"date":"2022-03-28T06:53:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T06:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illatinonews.com\/?p=5060841"},"modified":"2022-03-28T06:53:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T06:53:47","slug":"community-conversation-lessons-learned-from-the-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/2022\/03\/28\/community-conversation-lessons-learned-from-the-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Conversation: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It has been a very difficult two years for so many; nearly 8,000 Chicagoans and more than 33,000 Illinoisans have died from COVID-related causes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pandemic revealed inequities in healthcare, and other determinants of health among Hispanics-Latinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While government leaders celebrate dropping masking requirements and other mitigations, many of the most vulnerable say that for them, the emergency continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have had students tell me, \u2018I\u2019m not gonna get vaccinated now and I never will.\u2019 \u2026 I\u2019m really concerned that they could be hospitalized or end up dying,\u201d Dr. Jesu Estrada told<\/a> the Chicago Sun-Times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Estrada is the mother of two Chicago Public Schools students, ages 6 and 12. She works at Harold Washington College and serves as chapter chair for Local 1600 of the Cook County College Teachers Union. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Estrada argued a majority of the unvaccinated are the Black and Brown students that she serves. \u201cOur communities, our families deserve nothing less. Keep the masks. Keep the vaccines. Nothing short of that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join Illinois Latino News (ILLN) and WBEZ<\/a> this Wednesday, March 30 for a virtual town hall to discuss the impact of the pandemic on Hispanics-Latinos on the city\u2019s Northwest Side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hugo Balta<\/a>, Owner\/Publisher of ILLN will be the moderator of the discussion between community and health leaders. From broad issues of health equity to the latest guidance on masking and vaccines, this conversation will serve as a gathering place where you can ask questions and find the information you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panelists for this event include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n