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Getting COVID-19 vaccines to rural Americans is harder than it looks – but there are ways to lift the barriers

  • Written by Bennett Doughty, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageThe first COVID-19 vaccines arrive packed in dry ice and need special freezers that can keep them extremely cold.AP Photo/David Goldman

The enormous job of vaccinating the nation is underway, but for rural Americans, getting a COVID-19 vaccine becomes harder the farther they are from urban centers.

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