How misinformation, fear create 'vaccination deserts' in California's Central Valley [fresnobee.com]

John Flores 8/12/213:08 PM

By Nadia Lopez, Caitlin Antonios, Bianca Fortis, and Jake Kincaid, The Fresno Bee, August 9, 2021

Junior Toscano’s mom texts him every day, pleading with him to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and giving him lists of clinics where he can get the shot.

But the 29-year-old agricultural worker from Tipton isn’t ready.

He knows many people, including his girlfriend, who have fallen ill to the virus. And in the past month alone, two of his friends died from complications related to the disease. Still, he hasn’t made vaccination a priority, in part due to the misinformation about the shot he’s read online.

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