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Communities Responding Together
CEAL Teams around the country continue to be hard at work engaging with their communities and collaborating with local leaders and organizations in the fight against COVID-19. Read some of our highlights, including stories about Texas’ first bilingual COVID-19 misinformation hotline and Mississippi’s community listening tours.
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COVID-19 Hotline Beats Misinformation One Call at a Time
Stopping the flow of misinformation requires an even larger flow of facts that are easy to access no matter how people seek them out. Texas CEAL team members wanted to make sure that up-to-date facts and critical information about testing and vaccines are available beyond the internet and social media, so the team launched their first bilingual COVID-19 hotline. Read the story.
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The Power of Listening
Researchers in Mississippi learned that a foundational step to helping communities hit hardest by the pandemic throughout the country is listening — which has guided personalized outreach and support. Read the story.
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En Confianza: Talking to Youth About COVID-19 Vaccines
Tune in to the second segment of En Confianza with La Red Hispana on July 13 at 7 p.m. ET, “Talking to Youth About COVID-19 Vaccines” with Katya Corado, M.D., an investigator at the Lundquist Institute, and United We Dream. Listen as they engage with young adults in the Latino community to answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, including its development and concerns about its safety.
Join the Facebook Live event.
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Salud Talks: The Salud America! Podcast Series
Listen to the latest podcast episodes from the Salud America! Salud Talks podcast series, which feature scientific experts, physicians, and volunteer participants such as Eliseo Pérez-Stable, M.D., Jaime Deville, M.D., and Katya Corado, M.D. The latest podcasts focus on the scientific pathway involved in the development of the COVID-19 vaccines and take a deeper dive into the experiences and shared passions of the diverse individuals who play a key role in ensuring safety along this pathway.
Listen to the latest podcast episodes.
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The ACTIV Clinical Trials for COVID-19 and CombatCOVID
COVID-19 rates are generally falling around the country, but we cannot vaccinate our way out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical trials are underway to study the safety and effectiveness of potential treatments for mild, moderate, and severe symptoms of COVID-19.
Read the full story at CombatCOVID.
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Key Conversations
CEAL events promote community engagement, inclusion in research, and COVID-19 vaccines. These key conversations, including town halls and panel discussions, can also be found on our Events Page.
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Vacunas contra el COVID-19: mitos y realidades
July 1, 2021 | Watch the Recording
Recent polls indicate that vaccine confidence is increasing among Latinos and Hispanics. But some still have questions, and this special Scientific Pathway event looked to answer those questions.
Hear about how safety always guides the scientific pathway toward vaccines and treatments. Safety steers scientific leaders who review and fund research, informs recruitment of volunteers who partner with researchers and participate in clinical trials, frames the rigorous and continuous oversight of studies, determines regulatory approval, guides engagement efforts in communities, and directs doctors and nurses who bring discoveries to patients. At each step, we can find people like our panelists.
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