With widespread access to free COVID-19 vaccines, Kern County is still facing low vaccination rates among its farmworkers and food processors - the lowest, in fact, of any industry group. Many of these workers are more concerned with keeping a roof over their heads or feeding their families than any threat COVID-19 poses. Lack of healthcare, citizenship status, and access to accurate information in their native languages also contribute to the low rates. This issue, however, is not merely a local one - across the country, agricultural workers remain the least vaccinated group overall.