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Study: After getting hospitalized for COVID, some unvaccinated Latino patients went on to advocate for vaccinations

Written by Colorado Public Radio (CPR) | June 27, 2022

A new study finds some unvaccinated Latino patients hospitalized for COVID-19 were motivated to encourage vaccination after their illness. A team of Colorado researchers interviewed 25 unvaccinated hospitalized with the coronavirus and survived. Dr. Lilia Cervantes, one of the researchers, said before they got sick many felt COVID didn't exist or they didn't trust information about the virus.