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With COVID-19 vaccine in short supply, confusion abounds over second shots By Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times
Published: February 5, 2021, 10:30am
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At 71 years old, Lisa Soli was delighted to snag a coveted COVID-19 vaccine during a clinic last month at Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue. But when the retired educator asked about her second dose, the nurse told her they weren’t scheduling boosters and wished her luck finding one.
Soli has been searching ever since.
“You just have to get lucky, and it shouldn’t be that way,” she said. “This is critical life-and-death stuff for those of us over 65.”
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