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Santa Cruz County deputy director pushes vaccination, highlights social-media reach and pandemic response
Summary
Deputy Director Jose Arriola emphasized vaccine effectiveness, described the county's social-media engagement (Instagram reach of about 60,000 last month), and discussed partnerships with Mariposa Community Health Center during the COVID response and ongoing TB and vaccination work.
Jose Arriola, deputy director of Santa Cruz County Health and Human Services, urged residents to rely on science-based sources about vaccines and described the department’s use of social media and community partnerships to reach the public.
“Vaccines are effective,” Arriola said, urging listeners to consider the data and research behind immunizations. He noted that misinformation has proliferated on social media since the COVID-19 pandemic but said those platforms can also be useful: “it's a tool…
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