Investigators: State research shows white, rural conservative Tennesseans most likely to not trust COVID-19 vaccine
State says it will try to win them over Vaccine Image / Generic (Source: Hawaii News Now) By Jessica Jaglois | April 29, 2021 at 7:29 PM CDT - Updated April 29 at 10:47 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee recently commissioned research to learn more about who is hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
The research, obtained exclusively by the WMC Action News 5 Investigators, shows white conservatives living in rural areas are most unlikely to get vaccinated.
Martha Biggs is white, identifies as conservative, and owns property in Tipton County, Tennessee.
Sunken Gardens, St. Petersburg’s oldest living museum, was developed by George Turner in 1903. He opened to the public around 1935, and since then, it has become a popular roadside attraction.
April 3: Detective Vivianne Newton is appointed Deputy Chief of Police for St. John.
April 3: U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez rules that the V.I. government must pay the Government Employeesâ Retirement System $63,143,506 â including more than $3 million in interest alone â for nearly two decades worth of unpaid employer contributions.
April 4: The territory records its first death related to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
April 5: St. Croix native Tim Duncan is named for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
April 6: Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. expands his order closing beach bars and restaurants to include the beaches as well.
ABOVE: Santa hands out candy canes to local children in Waco on Saturday.
Right: Britches Jones, Natalie Hedges,, Wayne Biggs, Tabitha French and Brandon French helped Santa visit Waco on Saturday.
Special to the Register
Santa (Wayne Biggs) greets a local child.
Although he wasn t in his familiar sleigh pulled by eight tiny reindeer, Santa Claus still came to town Saturday in Waco.
The Jolly Old Elf hitched a ride with the Waco Fire Department, with Santa riding through neighborhoods aboard a shiny, red firetruck and with firefighter elves by his side.
Santa (Wayne Biggs) greeted neighborhood children, stopped for photos, handed out candy canes and even listened to a few last-minute Christmas gift requests.