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Advocates seek to prioritize at-home vaccines for homebound seniors

Monday, March 15 by ABC News

By LAURA ROMERO and DR. JAY BHATT, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- As mass inoculation against COVID-19 is underway across the country, advocates for the elderly are pushing to prioritize at-home vaccinations in order to protect the health of older, homebound adults.

Flooding in Kentucky sparks rescues, evacuations for seniors

Monday, March 1 by ABC News

By EMILY SHAPIRO and MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Up to 5 inches of rain has slammed parts of Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee, leaving residents stranded, roads washed out and buildings flooded.In London, Kentucky, the London-Laurel County Rescue Squad... Read More.

Texas deploys 1,100 National Guard to help administer COVID-19 vaccines to homebound seniors

Friday, February 26 by ABC News

By MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Texas will deploy more than 1,100 National Guardsmen to help administer COVID-19 vaccines to homebound seniors in rural and isolated areas."We are announcing today a statewide program to save our seniors,"... Read More.

Vaccination call center for seniors receives nearly 1 million calls in a day

Tuesday, February 23 by ABC News

By ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(CANTON, Mich.) -- A vaccination clinic call center for seniors in Michigan was overwhelmed when it received nearly 1 million calls on Monday.Janet Verdi, 62, told ABC News Detroit affiliate WXYZ that she placed... Read More.

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY SENIORS

Monday, February 8 by Marcee Maylin

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY SENIORS What a year! Now it is Valentine’s Day, and our beautiful seniors need our help and support. Be their sweethearts! On Friday, February 12th, between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm, you can score a double whammy! You can drive through and pick... Read More.

After slow start, Minnesota governor rolls out plan to ‘jumpstart’ COVID vaccinations for seniors

Monday, February 1 by ABC News

By BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(ST. PAUL, Minn.) -- The governor of Minnesota rolled out a plan on Monday intended to "jumpstart" the state's COVID-19 vaccination program with an emphasis on getting people over the age of 65 inoculated.Gov.... Read More.

County apologizes for seniors having to wait outside in cold for COVID-19 vaccine

Wednesday, January 27 by ABC News

By MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(KANSAS CITY) -- County officials in Kansas apologized after seniors had to wait for hours in freezing temperatures to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.The county expanded vaccine eligibility to residents ages 80 and above this... Read More.

‘He shot himself in the foot’: Seniors repelled by Trump’s pandemic response

Friday, October 23 by ABC News

By KENDALL KARSON and WILL STEAKIN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Marcelo Montesinos voted for President Donald Trump in 2016 because he said he saw "a man who would bring a lot of change."Four years later, after losing a family... Read More.

More scrutiny needed of Florida coronavirus isolation centers, seniors’ advocates say

Wednesday, August 26 by ABC News

BY: LAURA ROMERO and MATTHEW MOSK(MIAMI) -- Advocates for nursing home residents have raised concerns that some facilities being used by Florida officials as isolation units for those who test positive for the coronavirus have a checkered history of citations.... Read More.

Are seniors being put at risk if children return to school?

Tuesday, July 21 by ABC News

By DR. JAY BHATT and DR. LAITH ALEXANDER, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Millions of seniors -- particularly those of ethnic minorities -- are living with school-aged children and could be put at risk when kids return to school, according to... Read More.

Stories tagged with: seniors

Advocates seek to prioritize at-home vaccines for homebound seniors

Flooding in Kentucky sparks rescues, evacuations for seniors

Texas deploys 1,100 National Guard to help administer COVID-19 vaccines to homebound seniors

Vaccination call center for seniors receives nearly 1 million calls in a day

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY SENIORS

After slow start, Minnesota governor rolls out plan to ‘jumpstart’ COVID vaccinations for seniors

County apologizes for seniors having to wait outside in cold for COVID-19 vaccine

‘He shot himself in the foot’: Seniors repelled by Trump’s pandemic response

More scrutiny needed of Florida coronavirus isolation centers, seniors’ advocates say

Are seniors being put at risk if children return to school?

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