A one-mile run, a 5k, and a 10k fun run gave runners options in the Jocko Valley Buttercup Run, held Saturday in Arlee. Audrey Claire Espinoza, 6, won the one-mile run.
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What the Slowing Vaccine Rates Mean for One Rural Montana County
“But there’s a big question mark of how variants show up here. There are just a lot of big question marks.”
By Katheryn Houghton
KALISPELL, Mont. The covid vaccination operation at the Flathead County fairgrounds can dole out 1,000 doses in seven hours. But demand has plummeted recently, down to fewer than 70 requests for the shots a day.
What the slowing vaccine rates mean for one rural Montana county
Flathead County is Montana’s fourth-largest county by population with more than 103,000 people, yet it’s rural 18 people per square mile. It’s also conservative, with the majority of residents voting for former President Donald Trump last year. National polling has shown rural Americans and Republicans to be among the most resistant to getting vaccines.
Written By:
Katheryn Houghton / Kaiser Health News | 7:30 am, May 14, 2021 ×
As daily COVID-19 vaccination rates slow across the nation, states are shifting from
mass clinics to bringing shots more directly to people. But results can be unpredictable.
The COVID-19 vaccination operation at the Flathead County fairgrounds can dole out 1,000 doses in seven hours. But demand has plummeted recently, down to fewer than 70 requests for the