COVID-19

Language Barriers Imperil COVID-19 Vaccine Access, Worsening Outcomes

May 5, 2023 - For patients who speak languages other than English, including the millions of immigrants in the US, language barriers have hindered COVID-19 vaccine access. Consequently, these barriers impacted the risk for poor health outcomes, like hospitalization and death, which can be more than double in this population compared to English-speaking...

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