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Why Some People in Rural Communities Hesitate to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

2:04 COVID-19 has changed lives everywhere, but its impact on rural parts of the country is especially pronounced. Rural communities have fewer hospital workers and hospital beds, less access to telehealth, and their populations tend to be older. In combination, these factors led to higher rates of COVID-19 related deaths in rural settings than urban areas, according to research from the Pew Research Center. Even here, in Northern Wisconsin, counties with the lowest populations have among the highest rates of COVID-19 related deaths. Iron, Florence and Forest counties have the highest case fatality percentages in the state, according to data from the Department of Health Services.

Carol Tropple

Carol Ann Tropple, of Antigo, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at home. She was 76 years old. She was born on July 2, 1944, in Antigo, a daughter of Frank and Elvy (Aird) Tropple. She was a graduate of White Lake High School in 1962 and continued her education at Marathon Center in Wausau. She served in the United States Army as a medic nurse from Feb. 1, 1966, to Jan. 12, 1969, having been stationed in Europe. Following military service Ms. Tropple attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she received a bachelor of science degree in nursing in 1973. She worked as a registered nurse at Lakeshore Manor in Madison for four years. She moved to Antigo in 1977 where she worked for the Langlade County Health Department as a registered nurse for 33 years, retiring in 2010.

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