Ensuring COVID-19 Vaccines for Migrant and Immigrant Farmworkers

Details

• Personal Author:
  Galván A ; Kirsch JD ; Liebman AK ; Stauffer WM ; Thomas CM
• Description:
  Migrant and immigrant farmworkers are cornerstones to food security and production in many nations. In the United States, farmworkers have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Because they are considered essential workers, vaccines may be made imminently available to them and offer an opportunity to reduce these COVID-19-related impacts. It is essential for a successful vaccination campaign to address the unique challenges arising from this workforce's inherently mobile nature and limited access to healthcare. Proposed strategies to overcome these challenges include ensuring farmworkers are prioritized in vaccine allocation and provided cost-free vaccines at convenient locations through partnerships among health authorities, community- and faith-based groups, and health centers with trusted community relationships. Further, a portable immunization record should be used, and coordination of care continued when a farmworker moves to a new geographic location. If implemented well, vaccinating farmworkers can reduce the COVID-19 disease burden among these essential workers, improve public health, and protect food and agriculture production. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Emigration And Immigration Farmers Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  COVID-19 Farm Workers Health Care Immigrant Workers Migrant Workers Public Health Vaccines
• ISSN:
  0002-9637
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  104
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070786
• Citation:
  Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021 Jun; 104(6):1963-1965
• Contact Point Address:
  Christine M. Thomas, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St. SE, Mayo D416, Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Email:
  thom7433@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110930
• Source Full Name:
  The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208942/cdc_208942_DS1.pdf
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