Alabama is among the least vaccinated states in the US, when it comes to the COVID-19. But in a small, Vietnamese American community on the Gulf Coast, almost everyone eligible is vaccinated. Reporter Sarah Whites-Koditschek went to Bayou La Batre to ask why. This story was reported in collaboration with Reckon Radio, a podcasting group dedicated to stories from the South.
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