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Carole Feldman
People 65 and older wait outside the Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center in Washington, Jan. 12, 2021, to get a coronavirus vaccine. The nationâs capital expanded access to the vaccine to older residents a day earlier and demand quickly exceeded supply. (AP Photo/Carole Feldman) January 15, 2021 - 8:11 AM
WASHINGTON - The line stretched nearly a block long. Nobody was grumbling about the wait.
Those gathered at a senior wellness centre in Washington, D.C., viewed it as a matter of life or death. The nation s capital had just opened up coronavirus vaccines to people 65 and older because of their increased risk. I was among those who had a shot within reach.
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DC Health began booking COVID-19 vaccination appointments for residents 65 and older on Monday. It took less than 24 hours for all 6,700 available appointments this week to fill up. The department is now advising residents to sign up for email and text message alerts at vaccinate.dc.gov to learn when they should revisit the website or call (855) 363-0333 to book an appointment if they weren’t able to do so on the first day of sign-ups.