BOONE COUNTY- Vaccination rates are varying widely across Missouri, and the data shows it. According to the state's vaccine dashboard, there's a 33% gap between the Missouri county with the highest vaccination rate, Boone County, and the one with the lowest, Pulaski County.Â
Boone County Commissioner Daniel Atwill acknowledged at the county's May 3 public health briefing that rural communities are falling behind.
"I donât think thereâs any doubt... that thereâs a slower acceptance of the concept of vaccination in the out-county areas," Atwill said.
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor, fewer rural residents compared to urban and suburban across America say they are "planning or considering getting vaccinated."