Summoning seniors: White House pushing to vaccinate elderly

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Summoning seniors: Big new push to vaccinate older AmericansCLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — The first hurdle was getting on the bus. Seventy-four year old Linda Busby hesitated outside a community centre where older people were loading up to go get the coronavirus vaccine.“I was scared, I’m not afraid to say that,” she said Wednesday after getting her shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after encouragement from a staff member and her brother. “I thou…

Summoning seniors: Big new push to vaccinate older Americans

About 76% of Americans aged 65 and older have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccines since authorization in December, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the rate of new vaccinations among the group most vulnerable to adverse virus outcomes has dramatically slowed.

Targeting seniors: Biden administration pushing to vaccinate elderly citizens

CLARKSDALE, Miss. — The first hurdle was getting on the bus. Linda Busby, 74, hesitated outside a community center where older people were loading up to go get the coronavirus

Big new push on to inoculate older Americans

The rate of new vaccinations among the group most vulnerable to adverse coronavirus outcomes has dramatically slowed.

Summoning seniors: Big new push to vaccinate older Americans

CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — The first hurdle was getting on the bus. Seventy-four year old Linda Busby hesitated outside a community center where older people were loading up to go get the coronavirus vaccine.“I was scared, I’m not afraid to say that,” she said Wednesday after getting her shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after encouragement from a staff member and her brother. “I thought I wasn’t going to get it at first. Nobody likes getting …

Summoning seniors: Big new push to vaccinate older Americans

CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — The first hurdle was getting on the bus. Seventy-four year old...