A Pandemic Ignored
A Pandemic Ignored is an occasional series uncovering the life-altering impacts of the coronavirus and the untold stories of Latinos living with long COVID. The first story and three-part audio reports in the series were produced in partnership between palabra and Northwest Public Broadcasting (NWPB) with the collaboration of reporters Lygia Navarro and Johanna Bejarano.
Jun 8, 2024
Latinos and African Americans suffer the nation’s highest rates of long COVID. Yet systemic health care inequality and poor outreach have resulted in clinics with mostly white patient lists.
December 20, 2023
It’s called a mass-disabling event: One in five COVID-19 infections results in long COVID, with Latinos the most affected. As society and medicine largely ignore this lingering crisis, how prepared are we to care for a looming avalanche of Latino long-haulers?
January 30, 2024
Lygia Navarro sat down with KJZZ Phoenix to discuss her reporting on “What Recovery?”
