Word of mouth helps curb vaccine hesitancy in rural Oregon community
“Rural communities, because we do have such close-knit community members, and people working together, we re able to accomplish some great things, Larry Boxman said Author: Ashley Koch Updated: 1:46 PM PDT April 13, 2021
MIST, Ore. In the tiny community of Mist-Birkenfeld, Oregon the fire station does a lot more than put out fires.
“Getting horses out of creeks, cows out of mud, cats out of crawlspaces / we ll go out and gather firewood because they don t have the ability to do it, making sure they have plenty of wood to get through the winter,” said paramedic chief Larry Boxman.