| With the U.S. Covid-19 vaccination rate of about 70% nationally, health officials have made the campaign increasingly local, focusing on states and regions with far lower rates. Those living in vulnerable communities are the least vaccinated, either because of vaccine hesitancy or because of a lack of access to vaccination sites. One retail chain has a particularly expansive footprint in these vulnerable communities: Dollar General. That's one finding of recent research that suggests distributing vaccines at dollar stores could be key to accessing hard-to-reach populations. It's a strategy that the Centers for Disease Control briefly considered, before deciding in May not to explore a formal partnership with Dollar General. But the research, led by Judith Chevalier and Jason Schwartz at Yale University, shows that using Dollar General locations as vaccination sites would increase access to vaccination in low-income communities in several states.  A. Toni Young, co-founder of the Rural Health Network Providers, believes that Dollar General could have a role to play in the future of rural health beyond Covid. Dollar General has provided Covid-19 tests in some of its stores, and a spokesperson says the company is continuing to explore other partnerships, including potentially with state and local governments. "There's a way for [Dollar General] to expand this, make more money, and change [its] brand in communities," Young said. She argues it could be a way for Dollar General to show itself as a "good corporate citizen."—Marie Patino | 
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