Source: Caroline Simon, ROLL CALL, 6/17/21


When Cynthia Garcia took her father to get his COVID-19 vaccination, he was turned away. A 59-year-old diabetic, Cynthia’s dad qualified for a vaccine early in the rollout. But because he is an undocumented immigrant and couldn’t show identification when the pharmacy asked, he didn’t get his shot. Garcia, national campaigns manager for community protection at United We Dream, an advocacy group...

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