Here's a roundup of recent news about the pandemic and vaccination efforts:
Widespread vaccine refusal and hesitancy among white evangelicals is an obstacle to immunization efforts. Faith, politics and a mistrust of science all play a role in the phenomenon. Read more here.
A Pennsylvania study, the first known to examine Covid-19 outcomes among rural residents, found that rural Hispanics were at a much higher risk of getting the virus, that nursing-home residents were much more likely to die from Covid-19 than other rural patients, and that rural patients were more likely than their suburban and urban counterparts to experience diarrhea. Read more here.
A survey of rural health clinics found 55 percent of them are actively involved in administering the coronavirus vaccine to patients and over 90% are actively involved in education patients about it. But 43% have had their vaccine distribution plans disrupted by a lack of supply. Read more here.
Vaccine tourists are lifting rural economies. Read more here.
Rapid coronavirus tests are coming soon to a store near you. Read more here.
A fourth coronavirus surge could be in the works, but we have the tools to stop it. Read more here.
Experts disagree about whether we're entering a fourth surge. Read more here.
Vaccine passports, explained. Read more here.
A rural administrator at a facility that serves the elderly reflects on the challenges he and his staff and patients have faced during the pandemic. Read more here.
A retail-industry website discusses strategies to improve rural vaccine distribution. Read more here.
Three Daily Yonder readers share their experiences getting the coronavirus vaccine. Read more here.
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