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Have you had to convince someone to get vaccinated? Tell us what worked and what didn’t

A bottle of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Broward Health Imperial Point in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Wednesday, December 23, 2020.
A bottle of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Broward Health Imperial Point in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. mocner@miamiherald.com

The COVID-19 vaccine first arrived in South Florida in mid-December and has since become progressively more accessible to the public. Soon, everyone interested could get a dose.

Journalists at el Nuevo Herald and the Miami Herald have kept you up to date on vaccine eligibility, requirements, sites and other important news about the vaccination process. But as we cover vaccine hesitancy in communities across South Florida, we need help from you, our readers.

Have you struggled to convince someone close to you, maybe a family member or lifelong friend, to get vaccinated? You’re not alone. We want to know what those conversations were like — the good and the bad.

We also want to know what tips you have for successfully convincing someone who’s hesitant to get vaccinated. We’ll then share these strategies and suggestions, so that other people can be fully equipped to successfully convince someone in their life to get vaccinated, too.

If you have some doubts or fears about the vaccines, share them with us, too.

You can tell your story by filling out our submission form below, or go to it directly by clicking here.

We won’t publish any personal details without your permission. If we want to include your information in a story, we will contact you first.

Thank you in advance.

If you have any questions or comments, please email Ana Claudia Chacin at acchacin@miamiherald.com or Jimena Tavel at jtavel@miamiherald.com.

This story was originally published March 18, 2021 at 5:04 PM.

Ana Claudia Chacin
Miami Herald
Ana Claudia is an investigative reporter at the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald. She was born in Venezuela, grew up in Miami and was previously a fellow with The Washington Post’s investigative unit through the Investigative Writing Workshop at American University, where she obtained her Master’s degree.Ana Claudia Chacin es una periodista investigativa para el Herald. Fue criada en Miami y previamente fue interna del equipo investigativo en el Washington Post.
Jimena Tavel
Miami Herald
Jimena Tavel covers higher education for the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald. She’s a bilingual reporter with triple nationality: Honduran, Cuban and Costa Rican. Born and raised in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, she moved to Florida at age 17. She earned her journalism degree from the University of Florida in 2018, and joined the Herald soon after.
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