Reaching communities hit hard by the coronavirus and those with limited access to the vaccine is a goal of local Hispanic and Latinx leaders, as well as health care professionals.The groups are working to hold vaccine clinics and also getting out to people in need of the shots who can't make it to clinics in person.The Esparza family attended a clinic held in the parking lot at Sleep Train Arena on Saturday morning and collectively cheered as they all received their shots and protection against the coronavirus."I feel excited," Andrea Esparza said. "Right now I feel good, really good."Others at the clinic shared their thoughts about now being eligible to receive the vaccine, and also, actually finding a place to get it."It feels good," said David Garcia. "Can't wait to get the second one."Along with the shot comes freedom to plan ahead for life after full vaccination."It's been a while since I've seen my family in Washington," Roxanne Sribonma said. "After the second dose, we'll probably go visit them."Health care workers and volunteers helped nearly 500 people get vaccinated at this clinic.UC Davis Health, the Consulate General of Mexico in Sacramento, La Familia Counseling Center, Latino Economic Council of Sacramento, Elica Health Centers, CalOES and Sacramento city councilmember Eric Guerra's office partnered to pull together the clinic, which placed a big emphasis on reaching underserved communities, but was open to all."We are trying to focus particularly on vulnerable communities," said Liliana Ferrer, Consul General of Mexico in Sacramento. "The Hispanic, Latinx, Chicanx community, but everyone is welcome."Councilmember Guerra talked about the essential workers helped by clinics like this."Folks that are, every day, working in our industry, our front-line workers — they're doing all our service sector work. Now that restaurants are opening up, our waiting staff, our bussers, the kitchen staff," Guerra said. "The folks that we need to help because they may not have an opportunity during the week."In addition to drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics, the organizations are also trying to reach vulnerable populations with outreach events.A mobile vaccination facility goes out to the farms so that workers can be vaccinated at their job sites."As we open up, we want to avoid any spikes or disruption in our essential workforce that keeps our city and our region going. If we don't get this now, by the time June 15 comes around, it will be a challenge," Guerra explained, referring to the date the governor and the state health department have earmarked as when California's economy will fully reopen.Accessible or mobile clinics are important to the effort, organizers said, since essential workers often go weeks without taking days off."They have not stopped working one day during the whole pandemic," Ferrer said. "Many of them agricultural workers, many of them in construction… many of them in supermarkets. So they are most at risk."Doctors advocating for this community also highlight the need for clinics like this to take place."The high season is right now," said Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, Director of UC Davis Health's Center for Reducing Health Disparities. "It is of critical importance to keep that population that is feeding us, safe and healthy."For those not able to attend Saturday's clinic, the Consulate General of Mexico on Arena Boulevard in Natomas said it also provides community vaccination opportunities each weekday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.