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    Local 'Trusted Messengers' Key To Boosting COVID Vaccinations, Surgeon General Says

    Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says that while confidence in COVID-19 vaccines has risen, there's more work to do in convincing people, especially in rural communities, to get the shots.
    by Noel King May 05, 2021 2 minutes
    Vivek Murthy testifies at his Senate confirmation hearing to be surgeon general on Feb. 25. Murthy tells NPR there's more work to do in convincing people, especially in rural communities, to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
    Updated May 5, 2021 at 10:25 AM ET

    The pace of COVID-19 vaccinations is slowing down — not because of any vaccine shortage, but because some Americans don't want to get vaccinated.

    President Biden addressed this on Tuesday, announcing to his national vaccination strategy that will include moving distribution away from mass vaccination sites to concentrate on more local areas. Biden says his goal is to at least partially vaccinated by July 4th.

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