In rural Minnesota, fighting vaccine hesitancy one community at a time

That hesitation to get vaccinated is common in rural Minnesota. Public health officials in Minnesota and around the country are trying more creative ways to convince people to get vaccinated. If they fail, levels may fall short of the 70 to 80 percent vaccination rate they say is needed to reach herd immunity, the point at which so many people are protected that the virus is unlikely to spread.

This is an MPR News morning update for Monday, April 26, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

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