Duer, BeckyMicheleKleidermacher, MikeCatherineElizabethLeslie2021-11-042021-11-042021-03-10https://hdl.handle.net/10929/74889In this focus group, participants discuss their experience with social isolation and losing loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants find solace in being able to connect with others virtually but admit it is not the same as seeing people in-person. One participant shares that they wish there was some leniency in seeing loved ones in the hospital, and that not being able to say goodbye to loved ones who are dying is very traumatic. Participants also discuss how the pandemic affected voting, and talk about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy within their communities.1:01:53MPEG-4en-USThis Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for non-commercial uses. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s): New Jersey YMCA State AllianceCOVID-19 Health BehaviorsVaccine for COVID-19Social Disconnect - Social Isolation and LonelinessPositive OutlookDigital DivideSocial and Economic FactorsView of the Federal Government's Response (in 2020)Secondary Suffering and TraumaNegative Mental Health OutcomesActs of KindnessReligion or SpiritualityResiliencePerceived Politicization of Public Health ResponseOlder PersonsSelf-Care StrategiesFactors Impacting the Digital DivideSocial Re-ConnectRecommendationsResources NeededAtlantic Co. (N.J.)New JerseyCOVID-19 PandemicVideoNew Jersey YMCA State Alliance