The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact has been felt in communities across the U.S., from the largest urban centers to the smallest rural communities. As previous research has demonstrated, rural communities face unique challenges in responding to the pandemic due to medical workforce shortages, fewer hospital beds per capita, limited access to telehealth, and populations that are at elevated risk for COVID-19 related deaths due to age or chronic disease prevalence. …
With the pandemic’s toll hitting rural communities hard, the findings from the December KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor are a cause for concern. Rural residents are among the most vaccine hesitant groups, along with Republicans, individuals 30-49 years old, and Black adults. CONTINUED
Ashley Kirzinger, Cailey Muñana & Mollyann Brodie, Kaiser Family Foundation
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