. 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.”
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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.
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For the past year The State Journal has worked with the Franklin County Health Department on a daily basis in order to give our readers the most up-to-date coronavirus statistics and the latest information.
So when a local senior citizen raised concerns last week about area pharmacies now charging for COVID-19 testing - a service that had previously been free - the newspaper reached out to Health Department Director Judy Mattingly, who said her staff has the ability to test for the coronavirus but lately have been busy vaccinating county residents against the virus.
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