‘I wear my mask and hope for the best’: life in one of California’s least vaccinated counties

People in remote areas of the state still resist the vaccine, either out of concern for its development, or inconvenience - or politics

With Covid-19 cases surging across California last month, Bill Canterberry decided it was time to get the vaccine.

For months, the Lassen county resident had worn his mask and waited. Worried by news reports about rare but severe side effects, he put off getting a shot. When his wife was vaccinated earlier in the year, he monitored her closely, just to be sure.