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ENCORE - Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Idaho

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As of the morning of this post, more than 380,000 Idahoans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. While encouraging, Idaho still has a long way to go to meet its goal of vaccinating 80% of the population by September.

Now that every person over the age of 16 is eligible to get the vaccine, will they choose to?

A January report from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggests the answer may change depending on whether you live in a rural or urban area.

We spoke with Ashley Kirzinger from the Kaiser Family Foundation to understand how vaccine hesitancy could affect Idaho.

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Frankie Barnhill was the Senior Producer of Idaho Matters, Boise State Public Radio's daily show and podcast.

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