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Santa Clara Co. Offers Prizes For Videos Promoting COVID Vaccines
The 2021 VaxUp Video Contest is open for anyone attending sixth through 12th grade at schools in Santa Clara County.
By Bay City News
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — The Santa Clara County Public Health Department is inviting entries to a contest in which middle and high school students can create videos encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations and could win cash prizes.
The 2021 VaxUp Video Contest is open for anyone attending sixth through 12th grade at schools in Santa Clara County, with $1,500 going to first place, $1,000 to second and $500 for third, plus $500 for the schools with first-place winners.
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Teams of up to five students will be asked to create videos between 30 and 60 seconds long and post them on Instagram and TikTok with the hashtag #sccVaxUpVideo. There will be separate categories for sixth- through eighth-graders and ninth- through 12th-graders, and all entries must have an adult sponsor from a school like a teacher or coach.
"Our kids and teens have shown us many times over how this pandemic has affected them on a personal level," Dr. Monika Roy, county assistant health officer, said in a statement. "This contest gives them a creative outlet to show the community what vaccinations mean to them."
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More details about the contest can be found at sccVaxUpVideo.org. Submissions will be accepted until Nov. 15.
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