NIH R01 · 2024
PROJECT SUMMARY The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionally impacted rural communities, which are often health professional shortage areas that lack health care infrastructure, including hospitals1-3. When compared to urban populations, individuals living in rural areas are more vaccine hesitant8,9, have a higher prevalence of comorbid health conditions that increase their risk for severe COVID-19 complications12, and are at greater risk from SARS-CoV-2 variants due to lower vaccination rates and fewer vaccination mandates33,40. Thus, interventions to increase vaccine uptake in rural areas are greatly needed. As the most accessible healthcare professional in rural areas4,5 and one of the…
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