Here's a roundup of recent news about the pandemic and immunization efforts:
Getting more people vaccinated against the coronavirus will require building trust, so cooperative extension programs across the U.S. are trying to do just that. In June the Extension Foundation announced a federally funded initiative to educate rural and other underserved areas about vaccinations. This story zeroes in on one extension service's efforts in the Black-majority town of Cairo, Illinois. Read more here.
President Biden has ordered the Education Department to take action against governors who ban school mandates. Read more here.
As the coronavirus surges in Florida, some rural vaccine skeptics change their minds, including the co-owner of a weekly. Read more here.
An interactive map shows the percentage of hospital beds in each county occupied by Covid-19 patients. Read more here.
This map shows, by hospital referral regions, where intensive care unit beds are nearly full of Covid-19 patients. Categorizing it by referral region is particularly relevant to rural interests. Read more here.
Alabama has no more ICU beds available, state authorities say. Read more here.
Small incentives go a long way in getting people vaccinated, found a Colorado tourism town whose business owners banded together to offer coupons and other incentives to vaccinated customers. Read more here.
Most private insurers are no longer waiving patients' share of hospital bills for Covid-19. Read more here.
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