Traveling far for a shot: Hy-Vee pharmacist Mia Ho administers a shot to Sidney Ragsdale of Kansas City, Mo., who drove to Bethany to receive vaccination for COVID-19. Many residents of large cities are having trouble getting appointments for vaccine at home and have to drive to towns like Bethany to get their shots.
Bethany has become a destination for so-called “vaccine tourists” from big cities in search of appointments to get COVID-19 shots.