The Todd County Standard is looking into the issue of vaccine hesitancy, as the county continues to be toward the bottom in percentage of residents getting it.
Ryan Craig, the publisher for the Elkton-based newspaper, says they started research by looking at the vaccine rates in Todd and surrounding counties and determined there is hesitancy across that portion of the Pennyrile region.
Craig adds when it comes to vaccination rates for those 65 and older, that same area seems to be in line with the rest of the Commonwealth.
One theory brought up in the Todd County Standard article discusses the Amish population not getting the vaccine.
With the availability of vaccines, Craig estimates each county across the Pennyrile region should have between 40 and 50-percent of residents vaccinated.
Craig says the Todd County Health Department recently went out in the community to give out COVID-19 vaccines. The program followed the former bookmobile stops and set up for a few hours each week at the locations throughout the county.
Since the pandemic began, Todd County has reported 28 COVID-related deaths. As of Monday afternoon, the county had seen 1,141 total COVID-19 cases. Seven new cases were announced between Friday and Monday.
