Austin Fast

Poverty and disability are linked to lower vaccination rates in some rural communities. The Vaccination Transportation Initiative sponsored van helps rural residents get the COVID-19 vaccine in rural Mississippi. The effort works to overcome the lack of transportation and access to technology for rural residents.

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Rural Communities Fall Further Behind In COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

Austin Fast

Cities are leaving rural areas behind in the race to vaccinate against COVID-19, but some states' suburbs are struggling, too. To close the gap experts say, outreach needs to be hyperlocal.

A pharmacist administers a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to a worker at a processing plant in Arkansas City, Kan., on March 5. Researchers are concerned that vaccination rates in some rural communities may not keep up with urban rates.

Lagging Vaccination Rates Among Rural Seniors Hint At Brewing Rural-Urban Divide

Austin Fast

As adults of all ages get access to the COVID-19 vaccines, health researchers worry that the trend could worsen.

The Jan. 6 attack: The cases behind the biggest criminal investigation in U.S. history

Dina Temple-Raston

More than 1,000 people have been charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. NPR is tracking each case from the initial charges through sentencing.