Local health experts concerned about declining vaccination rates Vaccination rates in Tippecanoe and surrounding counties, as well as statewide, are following a nationwide downward trend. Posted: May 5, 2021 2:10 PM Updated: May 5, 2021 4:05 PM Posted By: Joseph Paul TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) — Vaccination rates in Tippecanoe and surrounding counties, as well as statewide, are following a nationwide downward trend. President Joe Biden wants to vaccinate 70% of the U.S. population by July 4 but vaccination rates nationwide are dropping, according to the Associated Press. In Indiana, the seven day average of total daily doses is falling and rural counties in the WLFI viewing area are following the same trend.