Writer/Producer
I am a writer with CNN.com and a producer with CNN in the health, medical and wellness unit. I also serve as the National Board VP for Print and Digital for NLGJA the Association of LGBTQ Journalists. To learn more about my recent work as a reporter and webinar aficionado, visit: "Our webinars proved vital to journalists covering the pandemic after newsrooms shut down."
Data pointed me in the right direction. But getting out in the community revealed the struggles people face trying to stay healthy.
Early in the pandemic, Randolph County had the state's highest rate of Covid-19 cases. Going forward, the closest hospital would be at least a half-hour drive across the state line, in Alabama.
That's not just a problem for Randolph County and other rural places where vaccines have been slow to take off. Lagging vaccination rates in rural areas could extend the pandemic for the entire country, according to CDC researchers.
