 Mayra Arreguin. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) |  | What readers are talking about | Note: Sorry we weren't in your inboxes last week — Read These Comments took a brief break while our comments upgrade was rolling out. Anti-vaccine conspiracy theories have spread like wildfire in parts of northern California's wine country, especially in low-income Mexican and Mexican American communities. Reporter Jose del Real recently profiled the work of Mayra Arreguin, a volunteer with a local non-profit that has been donating food to families throughout the pandemic. Arreguin has been going door-to-door in hopes of convincing residents to sign up for vaccine appointments — but fighting against misinformation has been a tough journey. We've featured some comments to the story below, and you can join the conversation here. Comments have been lightly edited for length and clarity. Here's what readers said: jenjenocon: "I deeply respect and admire all the tireless Mayra Arreguins of this world. Wish we could clone them." Little_Devils_in_love: "I am deeply confused by much of the vaccine hesitancy across the USA that I read about. Last night while watching the national news I saw at least three drug commercials which list all the various potential side effects which included death. These drugs are obviously selling well enough for pharma to pay prime time commercial rates. Yet people won't get a COVID-19 vaccine where the most common side effects are aching arms at the injection site, low fever and fatigue. I understand hesitancy related to the question about vaccines, fetal tissue etc. While this is completely false, it is a moral/religious based hesitancy and needs to be resolved with a religious leader. But the rest of the vaccine refusers are illustrating humanity's inability to understand risk and think critically. It is because of groups such as La Familia Sana and people like Maya that we will all get to the other side of the pandemic. But, let's not forget such groups in the After Times. The need will still be there to solve the next problem." one loon: "My son is a wine maker in Sonoma. He spent a lot of time with his staff last winter answering questions and encouraging them to get vaccinated. He was able to get the entire crew vaccinated in January of this year. Tireless and sympathetic talking to people about their fears and hopes is what seems to work the best."  | Comments that caught our eye this week |  (Andrea Chronopoulos/The Washington Post) | khannemann: "… If you don't want Apple's walled garden, don't buy an iPhone. Simple. I bought it because I want the walled garden; it's a feature, not a problem. The government or the court telling the inventor how they must build their products is the real socialism that conservatives should be complaining about." Jeff: "Crazy, all those Benghazi investigations, emails, Biden laptops, and the current 'audits' of votes in AZ, GA, and various other states, but looking into every facet of an insurrection that could have had them all murdered is seen as frivolous."  | From your submissions |  Carlos Estuardo reunited with his younger sister Ingrid Gonzalez, 34, after their vaccinations. (Scott McIntyre/The Washington Post) | Earlier this year, The Post asked readers whether they were planning reunions after getting vaccinated. We heard from so many of you about plans to finally see family, meet new relatives for the first time, and to gather with friends after more than a year apart. Read to see and hear what those joyous reunions felt like.  | Join these conversations |  Participants during the annual gay pride parade in Belgrade, Serbia, in 2019. (Darko Vojinovic/AP) | June is Pride month, a time that recognizes and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community. We want to hear why it's special to you. Share your story in this form and a reporter may reach out to you. | 
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