Daniel F. Miller was born on April 8, 1938, to Frank M. and Mary F. (Morrow) Miller at their home southwest of Bolckow, MO. The morning after an early spring
CATEGORY: Media and COVID-19
AUTHOR: The Citizen
A 70-year-old grandmother living alone said while she had registered for the Covid-19 vaccine, she did not have transport to get to the vaccination site.
A lack of transport to vaccination sites, insufficient education on vaccines and vaccine hesitancy could be contributing to the low rate of over 60s receiving the jab, with less than 2 million vaccinated in the second phase, experts said. The national health department announced last week it was concerned the low turn-out of those aged over 60 for Covid-19 vaccinations, with less than 2 million having received the jab out of the targeted 5.5 million people. ALSO READ: All roads lead to more vaccines – but can SA vaccinate enough citizens in time? Carol Stanton, 64, said she was not interested.
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“The flu injection that you can take every winter, I don’t take it. Why must I take this injection if I don’t take the flu injection? I am afraid of needles. I don’t take injections at all. Maybe I would take the vaccine if it came in a pill,” she said.
“I am very careful. I don’t go to the shops if it’s not necessary. I get all my stuff and come back then I stay at my home, sanitise and wash my hands and keep the house clean. I am not looking for the virus,” she said.