Rural America’s vaccine rollout has bucked expectations. A recent survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that four in 10 rural Americans reported getting at least their first dose of vaccine. That’s compared to three in 10 in urban and suburban areas.

Dr. Celine Gounder is the host of EPIDEMIC, a podcast about the public health and science of the coronavirus pandemic. In this excerpt from the podcast she speaks to Elizabeth Ellis — the only practitioner in a rural Texas town — about her efforts to get people vaccinated.

Listen to the full-length episode here:

https://www.justhumanproductions.org/podcasts/s1e70-country-in-roads-building-vaccine-confidence-in-rural-america-elizabeth-ellis-dana-friend-anna-loge-and-chris-martin

You can listen to full episodes of EPIDEMIC with Dr. Celine Gounder, wherever you get your podcasts.