They are using their powers of persuasion to get more neighbors to take the Covid-19 vaccine. But in Randolph County, the vaccination rate is well below the state average — and Georgia’s rate is among the lowest in the country. That’s not just a problem for Randolph County and other rural places where vaccines have been slow to take off. They go well when people are protected.’ “Not all residents in rural Randolph County are hesitant to get vaccinated. In Cuthbert, volunteers arranged a clinic so residents in this rural area could more easily get a Covid-19 vaccine.