Covid roundup: Alaska courts literal vaccine tourists; rural Colorado providers work to vaccinate homebound locals

Here's a roundup of recent news about the pandemic and vaccination efforts:

It can be difficult for people who are homebound or lack transportation to get a coronavirus vaccine. Medical providers in one Colorado town created a network to get vaccines to them. Read more here.

Tennessee tries out messaging that might overcome rural vaccine reluctance. Read more here.

New coronavirus infections drove up hospital admissions rates in 38 states last week. Read more here.

The most popular Facebook post about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine last week was from a conspiracy theorist. Read more here.

Covid-19 cases are surging in rural Oregon despite the availability of vaccines. Read more here.

Residents in an Oklahoma town hit hard by the pandemic are helping those in need with "giving walls" at restaurants. Read more here. 

Over half of U.S. adults have received at least one coronavirus vaccine. How does that compare with your local vaccination rate? Read more here.

In the race between coronavirus vaccines and the virus, hesitancy gives dangerous variants a leg up, says the surgeon general. Read more here.

Alaska is courting literal vaccine tourists: Starting June 1, the state will offer a coronavirus vaccine to out-of-state tourists at its four biggest airports. Rural areas elsewhere that depend on a tourism economy could do the same. Read more here.

More young people are being hospitalized as more contagious variants spread. Read more here and here.

Medicare payers and providers are clashing over reimbursements for telehealth, an increasingly popular avenue of treatment during the pandemic, as Congress mulls changes. Read more here.