Southern U.S. states are lagging behind the rest of U.S. in vaccinating their residents against COVID-19.
The struggle to get people to roll up their arms is these regions is part of the reason the White House conceded it won't meet its goal of having 70 percent of adult Americans with at least one dose by July 4.
Of the 10 states with the lowest rates, eight are in the South and, four - Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Wyoming - have yet to partially vaccinate half of those aged 18 and older.
Daily doses administered have fallen by as much as 90 percent since the spring.
As of Wednesday, 65.5 percent of adults in the U.S. have received at least an initial dose, and experts say boosting rates in these states will be key to beating back the virus.
Doctors say vaccine hesitancy is playing a key role in the low rates in the South with patients often making the choice to not get jabbed due to misinformation.
Eight of the 10 U.S. states with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates are in the South, and are one of the reasons why Biden will not his July 4th goal of partially vaccinating 70% of U.S. adults
Four of those states - Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Wyoming - have yet to give 50% of their adult residents at least one dose
Mississippi has consistently led the nation with some of the lowest vaccine rates.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), just 35.7 of the total population has been given at least one dose and 29.1 percent are fully vaccinated.
When looking at just adults, these figures increase to 45.6 percent partially dosed and 34.4 percent who have completed their series.
What's more, the number of doses administered each week has severely fallen from a peak of 132,042 the week of February 27 to 24,737 the week of June 19, representing a drop of 81 percent.
The concerning figures have led to First Lady Jill Biden traveling to the Magnolia State to convince people to roll up their sleeves.
'I'm here today to ask all of the people who can hear my voice, who can see my face, to get their shot,' Biden said after visiting a clinic at Jackson State University,
'The president, the White House, our administration - we care about you, we care about the people of Mississippi. We want them to be safe. We want them to be healthy.'
In Mississippi, the state with the worst rates, 45.6% of residents have been partially vaccinated (left) and 34.4 percent are fully vaccinated (right), with low rates in most counties
Weekly vaccinations decline from 132,042 the week of February 27 to 24,737 the week of June 19, a drop of 81%
Mississippi State Health Officer Dr Thomas Dobbs told Bloomberg that one of the biggest
