Essex County

When a hunter kills a moose in Vermont, they have to bring the animal to a check station in Island Pond. Biologists use the information they collect to understand how the animals are faring. But it’s not just hunters who stop by — for the Essex County town, moose inspection is a spectacle.

Essex County in the northeastern corner of Vermont has the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate of any county in the state. What's going on?Data shows that…