Source: Margy Eckelkamp, AGWEB, 7/2/21


Compared to the national average of 70%, rural America falls behind with only 34% of the adult population vaccinated. Nearly 100% of recent COVID-19 hospitalizations in rural communities are those who are unvaccinated. Alan Morgan, National Rural Health Association CEO, says the COVID-19 pandemic has especially been hard on rural populations citing a 28% higher mortality rate for rural counties compared with urban counties. 

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