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. But just a few days before the event, only six people had signed up.
While the lack of interest concerned county health workers, it did not surprise them.
Over the past few weeks they have noticed a steep drop in interest in the COVID-19 vaccine. About 20% of the county’s population over the age of 16 has been fully been vaccinated, placing Miami among the state’s counties with the lowest percentage of vaccinated adults. The county stretches along U.S. 31 north from Kokomo.
“It’s crazy,” said Miami County Health Officer Dr. James Rudolph, who has discussed with colleagues what might lie behind the low rate. “We don’t have a good answer.”
Vaccine demand is falling off. The hold outs could prevent Indiana herd immunity. Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star
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Hoping for high demand, the Miami County Health Department earmarked 600 Moderna doses for a mass immunization clinic last Saturday. But just a few days before the event, only six people had signed up.
While the lack of interest concerned county health workers, it did not surprise them.
Over the past few weeks they have noticed a steep drop in interest in the COVID-19 vaccine. About 20% of the county’s population over the age of 16 has been fully been vaccinated, placing Miami among the state’s counties with the lowest percentage of vaccinated adults. The county stretches along U.S. 31 north from Kokomo.
At least a third of the deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Miami County have occurred among inmates at the state prison in the county or residents in one of the countyâs nursing homes.
State data show that, as of Tuesday, 11 inmates have died at Miami Correctional Facility since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Of those, five deaths are listed as âpresumedâ COVID-19 deaths, and six are listed as âconfirmed.â
At the Millerâs Merry Manor Peru location, a local nursing home, nine residents have died. Hickory Creek Peru and Blair Ridge Health Campus have also seen deaths among residents attributed to the virus. State data, provided by the Indiana State Department of Health, show that each of those locations have seen fewer than five deaths each. For privacy reasons the state withholds the exact number when the total is below five.