That’s why interpreters at UCHealth have turned their attention to making hundreds of calls every day to share vaccine opportunities in several languages. “It's mind-boggling; the whole process is pretty complicated,” Piesman said of the COVID-19 vaccine signup process in the state. Interpreters like Pamela Piesman at @uchealth are going above and beyond to reach the Spanish-speaking community of Colorado, making hundreds of calls every day about vaccine opportunities in several languages. Patients spoke a total of 18 different languages at UCHealth’s Coors Field mass vaccine clinic in January, according to a UCHealth rep. Languages include Spanish, Arabic, Ethiopian, Sign Language, Mandarin and more.

Source: Ethiopian News February 12, 2021 11:48 UTC