Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the virus has battered the Latino community in New Jersey, disproportionally killing men under 50 and amplifying existing financial challenges.
"She only had a 5% chance of surviving her second intubation. We didn't sleep for months," said Salazar de Noguera, a 35-year-old who leads an outreach program of the New Jersey Department of Health that provides Covid-19 vaccination information to underserved communities.
I didn't know what was happening but she said 'mami, mami' ... that woman was my daughter and I didn't recognize her right away," Rodriguez tells CNN.Belem Rodriguez, 77, spent nearly a year in hospitals and rehab facilities battling Covid-19 virus complications before reuniting with her family in March.When Rodriguez was transferred to a rehab facility, she couldn't move most of her body, talk or eat.
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