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In reply to the discussion: Older Americans cope with shock and stress as vaccine effort overlooks them [View all]llmart
(15,536 posts)These pharmacies and hospitals' processes for obtaining an appointment - or as some of them like to say "waiting to be invited to make an appointment" like it's some damned Governor's ball they're being invited to - are so tone deaf when it comes to senior citizens. Requiring them to send a text (many of them have never sent a text and don't know how) or go online (many of them have never used a computer or can afford to have a computer plus the cost of internet connection). Not everyone has younger relatives who can help them or even live anywhere near them. Many of these towns and cities have senior centers, so why can't those centers be the place where vaccines are made available? They have free services for tax assistance and volunteers to help with that, but can't do the same for these vaccines? Many of them have disabilities and comorbidities and numerous doctor's appointments and the stress of just taking care of all that is enormous.
I just think this part of the process has been abysmal.