CLARKSDALE, Miss. – Eola Murry, 75, never questioned that she wanted to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it became available.
The problem was getting to the vaccine. For Murry and other homebound older adults in Clarksdale, a rural community without robust public transportation, getting anywhere can be a challenge: buying groceries, a trip to the laundromat or to doctor's appointments.
And although people 75 and older in Mississippi have been eligible for vaccinations for four months, it wasn’t until Wednesday that Murry finally received her shot.
She was one of about 80 older adults vaccinated as part of the first-ever mobile vaccination event hosted by the state. Participants were picked up by bus at senior apartment complexes or their