What the slowing vaccine rates mean for one rural Montana county
Flathead County is Montana’s fourth-largest county by population with more than 103,000 people, yet it’s rural 18 people per square mile. It’s also conservative, with the majority of residents voting for former President Donald Trump last year. National polling has shown rural Americans and Republicans to be among the most resistant to getting vaccines.
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Katheryn Houghton / Kaiser Health News | 7:30 am, May 14, 2021 ×
As daily COVID-19 vaccination rates slow across the nation, states are shifting from
mass clinics to bringing shots more directly to people. But results can be unpredictable.
The COVID-19 vaccination operation at the Flathead County fairgrounds can dole out 1,000 doses in seven hours. But demand has plummeted recently, down to fewer than 70 requests for the
John Calhoun of Flathead County has diabetes and was convinced by an old friend to get vaccinated, through he suspects the coronavirus isn t as dangerous as health officials say it is. He s hoping vaccination will ease divisions over masking. Katheryn Houghton/KHN
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John Calhoun of Flathead County has diabetes and was convinced by an old friend to get vaccinated, through he suspects the coronavirus isn t as dangerous as health officials say it is. He s hoping vaccination will ease divisions over masking. Katheryn Houghton/KHN
The COVID-19 vaccination operation at the Flathead County fairgrounds in northwestern Montana can dole out 1,000 doses in seven hours. But demand has plummeted recently, down to fewer than 70 requests for the shots a day. So, the county dropped its mass vaccination offerings as May began from three clinics a week to two. Though most of those eligible in the county
John Calhoun of Flathead County has diabetes and was convinced by an old friend to get vaccinated, through he suspects the coronavirus isn t as dangerous as health officials say it is. He s hoping vaccination will ease divisions over masking.
The COVID-19 vaccination operation at the Flathead County fairgrounds in northwestern Montana can dole out 1,000 doses in seven hours. But demand has plummeted recently, down to fewer than 70 requests for the shots a day. So, the county dropped its mass vaccination offerings as May began from three clinics a week to two. Though most of those eligible in the county haven t yet gotten the jab, the takers are few.