Student 鈥淰accine Ambassadors鈥� Do Outreach on Campus and Beyond
Eleven 每日大赛 students spent their summer helping share accurate information about the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine. They were part of the Faith in the Vaccine program, operated by Interfaith Youth Core, a nonprofit organization. Across the country, students in 120 universities were involved in the program.
Four television stations in Los Angeles reported on the vaccine ambassadors鈥� work, coming to the 每日大赛 campus during orientation week.
鈥淚 chose to be a vaccine ambassador because I realized the importance of minority groups and youth especially to receive the vaccine. I want my communities to be safe & healthy so we can continue using our voices for positive change!鈥� wrote Olivia Magby, a senior at the university, in an Instagram post on the.
Fellow vaccine ambassador Jennifer Reyes posted, 鈥淚 became a vaccine ambassador because I love working with communities especially communities that have low resources and being able to raise awareness about the vaccine in those communities will create a big change and I鈥檓 glad I can be a part of that change.鈥�
Chaplain Zandra Wagoner, who worked closely with the vaccine ambassadors, said that they 鈥�know the strategy is not to walk into conversations and convince people. It鈥檚 not about an argument. It鈥檚 about engaging with people and hearing other people鈥檚 fears and concerns, giving an open space for conversation. That鈥檚 what they鈥檝e done鈥攖hey鈥檝e opened up conversation.”
鈥淲e always talk about that,鈥� Wagoner continued. 鈥淎n argument never changes someone鈥檚 beliefs and practices. People find themselves open to new information when they feel heard in a conversation.聽 They鈥檝e tried to open the doors to conversation while letting people know good information.鈥澛�
