She had always trusted her strong constitution and preferred getting sick to getting the shot — but the message from her family shook her. Similar campaigns are unfolding in group texts and at family barbecues as vaccinated Californians push their loved ones to get the shot. She asks them if they’ve considered getting vaccinated, and sometimes she offers a dose on the spot. “They’re not of their own volition bringing up getting the vaccine,” Sanchez said. The 28-year-old Pasadena resident had been surprised to learn that neither her grandfather nor her grandmother wanted the vaccine.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 10, 2021 12:02 UTC