First Hispanic U.S. surgeon general urges more Latinos to get vaccinated and wear masks.

First Hispanic surgeon general on Covid: Use 'common sense,' save your family Antonia Novello, the first Latina U.S. surgeon general and a native of Puerto Rico, urges Latinos to get vaccinated and wear masks. NBC News

MIAMI — Dr. Antonia Novello, the first Hispanic person to serve as U.S. surgeon general, is spending her birthday on Monday administering Covid-19 vaccinations at a health center in San Juan, Puerto Rico — and urging more Latinos to get vaccinated and wear masks.

Novello, who was surgeon general under President George H.W. Bush, divides her time between her native Puerto Rico and Orlando, Florida, where she is based. ...

Dozens of doctors from Palm Beach County staged a walkout on Monday to encourage the community to get vaccinated and described the exhaustion they feel as they continue treating unvaccinated patients. ...