nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||Why Lagging COVID Vaccine Rate At Rural Hospitals ‘Needs To Be Fixed Now’||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||When it comes to persuading people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, health care professionals are influential. But in some rural communities, hospital staff themselves are hanging back.