Farez, Natalie Sanchez https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5685-3438
Podsiad, Kristin https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4930-2760
Ruiz, Paulina A. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8255-5662
Hart, Lauren https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1519-9748
Altamirano, Pedro Gomez https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9472-6739
Martinez-Bianchi, Viviana https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4614-7916
Plasencia, Gabriela https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8595-0029
Funding for this research was provided by:
RAND Corporation
Article History
Received: 14 October 2025
Revised: 30 December 2025
Accepted: 26 January 2026
First Online: 7 March 2026
Declarations
:
: This study was granted an exemption by the Duke University Health System Institutional Review Board (Pro00116231).
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: In the study we are only presenting de-identified and aggregate data, participants did consent to publication of the de-identified and aggregate data.
: G.P. and V.M.B. are Executive Board Members of the Latinx Advocacy Teamwork and Interdisciplinary Network for COVID-19 (LATIN-19). Executive Board Members do not receive any direct financial remuneration for their involvement in LATIN-19. Other individuals listed as authors on this manuscript certify that they have NO affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.