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Associated Press LINDA BUSBY, 74, stiffens up as she receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday at the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Service Center in Clarksdale, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — 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 vaccine. “I was scared, I’m not afraid to say that,” she said Wednesday after getting her shot o...

1 of 2 Wilbert Marshall, 71, looks away while receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, from Melissa Banks, right, a nurse at the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Service Center in Clarksdale, Miss. Marshall was among a group of seniors from the Rev. S.L.A. Jones Activity Center for the Elderly who received a vaccination. The Mississippi Department of Human Services is in the initial stages of teaming up with community senior services statewide to help older residents get vaccinated....

increase font size 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. By ZEKE MILLER and LEAH WILLINGHAMAssociated Press Share Linda Busby, 74, stiffens up as she receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday at the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Service Center in Clarksdale, Miss. Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press CLARKSDALE, Miss. — The first hurdle was getting on...

Print AP Linda Busby, 74, stiffens up as she receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Service Center, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Clarksdale, Miss. Busby joined a group of seniors from the Rev. S.L.A. Jones Activity Center for the Elderly that were given a ride to the health center for their vaccinations. The Mississippi Department of Human Services is in the initial stages of teaming up with community senior services statewide to help ...

By government estimates, about 12.9 million American seniors have yet to receive their first shot. Even though they were the first age group prioritized for shots, more than 23% of those 75 and older have yet to be vaccinated. Supply constraints initially slowed the pace of senior vaccinations, but not for months for those in high-priority age groups. Instead, officials say, the slowdown is caused by a mix of issues, from people having difficulty finding and getting to inoculation sites to vac...