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John Ryan and Julie Ryan: Misinformation is not the only barrier to vaccination

Economic status and mistrust of the health care system keeps some away from vaccines.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) R.J. Pace, 17, left of Caldwell, Idaho gets his first Covid vaccine from  Capt. Raymond Searles with the Utah Air National Guard at the free Pfizer community vaccine clinic hosted by the Utah National Guard in partnership with the Weber Morgan Health Department at the Weber State University Continuing Education Center in Ogden, Aug. 11, 2021. Shots are given out every Monday and Wednesday at the Weber State Uniersity Continuing Education Center at 2605 Monroe Blvd and every Tuesday and Thursday at the Sheperd Union on the campus of Weber State University now until the end of August.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) R.J. Pace, 17, left of Caldwell, Idaho gets his first Covid vaccine from Capt. Raymond Searles with the Utah Air National Guard at the free Pfizer community vaccine clinic hosted by the Utah National Guard in partnership with the Weber Morgan Health Department at the Weber State University Continuing Education Center in Ogden, Aug. 11, 2021. Shots are given out every Monday and Wednesday at the Weber State Uniersity Continuing Education Center at 2605 Monroe Blvd and every Tuesday and Thursday at the Sheperd Union on the campus of Weber State University now until the end of August.