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Dhruvi Patel C\u201922, Biomedical Sciences<\/h4>\n

\u201cThe Faith in the Vaccine ambassador program was launched by an interfaith community as a way to lessen the spread of misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine. 12 North Park students, including myself, were selected as vaccine ambassadors. With guidance from Kristine Aronsson, the pre-health advisor at North Park, we were able to provide vaccines to many people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe major challenge for us was to talk with others about receiving the vaccine. Through this program, we met a huge variety of people from different cultures and educated them on the mechanism and importance of vaccination in more than eight different languages.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great experience for me personally because I was able to help and protect many lives by motivating people to get vaccinated, and I learned a lot from this wonderful experience. The motto that we spread to the people around us is \u2018Get vaccinated and protect your neighbor.\u2019\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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We’re celebrating 130 years of North Park community. You’re invited to share your own story at www.northpark.edu\/share130<\/a><\/p>\n

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