Yale Doctor Shares His COVID-19 Vaccine Experience With Spanish-Speaking Patients

(Ryan Caron King / Connecticut Public)

As Connecticut prepares to transition into Phase 1B of the vaccine rollout, there’s growing concern about reaching diverse communities who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 illness and death. To address the problem, Dr. Jorge Moreno, an internist and assistant professor at the Yale School of Medicine, posted a video about his experience with the vaccine.

He wanted to share his experience with Spanish speakers, some of whom distrust the vaccine and are hesitant about getting the shot.

“There was very little information available in Spanish,” he said. “There was little information available from Hispanic providers that could speak the language and that could relate and give their experience about the vaccine.”

Read the rest of this story at Connecticut Public Radio’s website.