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Collected Item: “Covid Vaccination Efforts”

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Covid Vaccination Efforts

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newpaper article

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

In the age of Covid, misinformation and disinformation runs rampant and we must meet this challenge with unconventional methods. The use of wrestling events to convince people to get vaccinated demonstrates a gendered response to the problem. What does a 'masculinized' approach say about rural and/or Appalachian culture? Is it now considered weak to comply?

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#covidinappalachia, #covidvaccines

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https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2021/09/14/in-eastern-kentucky-wrestling-and-covid-vaccines-groups-promote-shots/8316576002/

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The Louisville Courier-Journal

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2021-10-08
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