2 Nov 2021

The disproportionate impact of covid on Utah Pacific community

From , 6:00 am on 2 November 2021

Pacific Islanders in the US state of Utah are still suffering more from Covid-19 than other communities.

There are around 50,000 Pacific people in Utah,  one of the larger Pacific communities on the United States Mainland.

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic they have been badly impacted by it.

A community health worker with the Utah Pacific Islands Health Coalition, Heilala Fu'itahi Potesio, spoke with Don Wiseman about their struggle to convince people to be wary of the virus.

DRAPER, UT - SEPTEMBER 21: Employees at Spectrum Solutions assembles COVID-19 saliva test kits on September 21, 2020 in Draper, Utah.

Photo: AFP

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