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PENDLETON, Ore. (CNN) – Several counties in Oregon are now implementing new restrictions as coronavirus cases rise. Health experts in the state are struggling to get people vaccinated. They have the supply but not the demand. In one rural corner of Eastern Oregon, the rolling hills stretch as far as the eye can see. Umatilla County is home to less than 80,000 residents. More than 60 percent voted for the Republican Party in 2020. There’s plenty of cattle, plenty of land and, these days, ple...

May 5, 2021 11:35 AM By Lucy Kafanov, Julia Jones and Ray Sanchez, CNN Posted: Updated: May 5, 2021 1:51 PM This mountainous frontier city on the Columbia River plateau romanticizes the pioneer personality of the Old West and celebrates its rugged past with one of the world’s oldest rodeos. In rural Umatilla County, where Pendleton is located, locals take pride in the region’s deep sense of freedom, toughness and self-reliance. It’s not entirely surprising then that residents ar...

Oregon confronts perplexing vaccine hesitancy as Covid-19 cases rise CNN 3 hrs ago © CNN This mountainous frontier city on the Columbia River plateau romanticizes the pioneer personality of the Old West and celebrates its rugged past with one of the worlds oldest rodeos. In rural Umatilla County, where Pendleton is located, locals take pride in the regions deep sense of freedom, toughness and self-reliance. Its not entirely surprising then that residents are avoiding vaccination sites in ...