People with health risks wait on vaccines in Alabama: "That doesn't make sense"
Eric Peebles has spastic cerebral palsy from oxygen deprivation at birth and is functionally quadriplegic. He gets around in a powered wheelchair and needs help with essential tasks like bathing and dressing. Peebles doesn’t want to live in a nursing home at age 39, and for that reason, he is not yet eligible for a vaccine. “I have a known underlying medical condition, and I’m still standing in the breadline wanting to get punched in the arm,” he said. “That doesn’t make sense.” This week Alabama expanded vaccine eligibility to people 65 and older, teachers, and some essential w...
Source: al.com