Health Equity

‘Falling through cracks’: Vaccine bypasses some older adults

Abstract: Jean Andrade, an 88-year-old who lives alone, has been waiting for her COVID-19 vaccine since she became eligible under state guidelines nearly a month ago.

Publication: Associated Press

Date Published: March 4, 2021

Author(s): Gillian Flaccus, Heather Hollingsworth and Russ Bynum

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