Bustos and Fauci Discuss Vaccine Hesitancy in Rural Areas

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Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos discusses vaccine hesitancy in rural communities with Dr. Anthony Fauci. The conversation occurred this week during a Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Subcommittee hearing.

According to a recent Gallup poll, some of the top reasons people refuse to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus include–the desire for additional evidence of its safety, the belief that the virus will not seriously impact them and the misunderstanding that since they have already had COVID-19, they do not need the vaccine.

In Illinois, eight of the 15 least-populated counties are also among the 15 lowest-vaccinated counties

***Report Courtesy of farmweeknow.com***

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