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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Lifestyle
Cindy Carcamo

Her sister nearly died from COVID. Now, she dances to convince Latinos to get the jab

LOS ANGELES -- Every week, Socorro Juarez takes to the streets of Santa Ana and shimmies to cumbia, quebradita or whatever loud music is on her old iPod to capture the attention of Spanish-speaking passersby.

If the music doesn't get their attention, her homemade costume will. The 57-year-old wears a vaccination syringe ensemble fashioned from paper and plaster. She hands out flyers in English and Spanish with details on where and when to get COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters in Orange County.

"Ya tiene su vacuna? Have you already had your vaccine?" she asks people walking by.

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