Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural communities: A case study in engaging trusted messengers to pivot and plan

• Main Authors: Melhaney Reichelt (Author), John Patrick Cullen (Author), Sara Mayer-Fried (Author), Holly Ann Russell (Author), Nancy M. Bennett (Author), Reza Yousefi-Nooraie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The pandemic declaration of COVID-19 in 2020 presented unique challenges, lessons, and opportunities for public health practice in the United States. Despite clear evidence of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, vaccine uptake and vaccine confidence remained low in many regions. Vaccine holdouts, or tho...