More Than 80 Percent of Seniors Are Vaccinated. That’s ‘Not Safe Enough.’
The New York Times
The older cohort had a head start on getting immunized against Covid-19, but too many remain unprotected, experts say.
Dr. Won Lee began her initial visit to a new homebound patient, Almeta Trotter, last month by asking about her life, her health and how she was managing in her apartment in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, shared with her longtime partner and a parakeet. Eventually Dr. Lee, the medical director of the Geriatrics Home Care Program at Boston Medical Center, raised a key question. “I said, ‘What are your feelings about vaccination against Covid?’” “I heard that I shouldn’t get it because I take blood thinners” for a heart problem, replied Ms. Trotter, 77.
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