Rural hospitals face challenges in distributing COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19 vaccine (Source: WECT)
By Jeff Ferrell | December 16, 2020 at 4:42 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 10:50 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The staggering task of inoculating an entire country against the novel coronavirus can pose some of the biggest challenges out in rural areas.
That’s typically where, overall, there are far fewer resources to reach an underserved population of people just wanting the same protections provided for those living in urban areas.
In rural healthcare, just getting the proper amount of vaccines can be the first challenge.
At North Caddo Medical Center in Vivian, healthcare workers are preparing to receive the vaccination to fight the COVID-19 virus.