Special Populations: Hispanic Communities

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In addition to special populations based on ethnicity, there is a large disparity between native English speakers and non-native English speakers.[1] Due to this disparity across not just the DC region, but America, the CDC has published resources for non-English speakers.[2] The vaccine search website for the entire country, including the region of Washington DC, has an Spanish option which can be found here, while the coronavirus DC gov page offers Spanish translation through Google as an option to assist with finding vaccines near you. However, the graphics listed in English do not translate to Spanish, consider calling: 1-855-363-0333 and dialing 2 for Spanish if you need further assistance.

Anyone of any background is able to get vaccinated for free through the walk-up vaccination clinics hosted on the “get vaccinated” webpage through the coronavirus DC Gov. Schedules listed daily based on Ward and Facility Name. The District’s Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCOs) also offer free of charge transportation options for those in need, to and from, appointments. Request transportation [KS2] through one of the four choices below:

  • AmeriHealth Caritas DC | Call 1-800-315-3485. Rides available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • CareFirst Community Health Plan DC | Call MTM1 at 1-855-824-5693. Rides available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • Health Services for Children with Special Needs | Call SET Transportation at 1-866-991-5433.
  • MedStar Family Choice DC | Call 1-866-201-9974.

To find the most complete and up to date information provided by the Washington, DC government, visit their specialized coronavirus website and review key metrics[3], vaccination data[4], DC public school data[5], and variant surveillance in the region[6].

En español –

Además de las poblaciones especiales basadas en el origen étnico, existe una gran disparidad entre los hablantes nativos de inglés y los que no lo son.Debido a esta disparidad no sólo en la región de DC, sino en Estados Unidos, los CDC han publicado recursos para las personas que no hablan inglés.El sitio web de búsqueda de vacunas para todo el país, incluyendo la región de Washington DC, tiene una opción en español que se puede encontrar aquí, mientras que la página de coronavirus DC gov ofrece traducción al español como una opción para ayudar a encontrar vacunas cerca de usted. Sin embargo, los gráficos que aparecen en inglés no se traducen al español, considere llamar al 1-855-363-0333 y marque el 2 para el español si necesita más ayuda. Cualquier persona de cualquier procedencia puede vacunarse de forma gratuita a través de las clínicas de vacunación sin cita previa que se encuentran en la página web "vacúnate" a través de la coronación DC Gov. Los horarios se enumeran diariamente en función de la sala y el nombre del centro. La Organización de Atención Administrada de Medicaid del Distrito (MCO) también ofrece opciones de transporte gratuito para aquellos que lo necesiten, hacia y desde las citas. Solicite el transporte a través de una de las cuatro opciones siguientes:

Para encontrar la información más completa y actualizada proporcionada por el gobierno de Washington, DC, visite su sitio web especializado en coronavirus y revise las métricas clave, los datos de vacunación, los datos de las escuelas públicas de DC y la vigilancia de variantes en la región.

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[1] Cohen-Cline, Hannah, et al. “Major Disparities in Covid-19 Test Positivity for Patients with Non-English Preferred Language Even after Accounting for Race and Social Factors in the United States in 2020 - BMC Public Health.” BioMed Central, BioMed Central, 18 Nov. 2021, https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-12171-z#:~:text=One%20study%20created%20clinical%20and,%2Dspeaking%20patients%20%5B4%5D.

[2] “CDC Resources in Languages Other than English.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://wwwn.cdc.gov/pubs/other-languages/.

[3] “Key Metrics.” Coronavirus, 3 July 2022, https://coronavirus.dc.gov/key-metrics.

[4] “Vaccination Data.” Coronavirus, https://coronavirus.dc.gov/data/vaccination.

[5] “DC Schools Data.” Coronavirus, https://coronavirus.dc.gov/page/dc-schools-data.

[6] “Variant Surveillance.” Coronavirus, https://coronavirus.dc.gov/page/variant-surveillance.

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