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Sandra Ruggles, 70, began an earnest hunt for the vaccine sometime around Thanksgiving. The Hardy resident called every one of her Carilion Clinic doctors. Her family practice physician told her, âWe donât have it,â she said.
She struck out with her cardiologist, dermatologist, orthopedic surgeon and ear, nose and throat specialist, too. Calling all those doctorsâ offices and waiting for return calls took two days, she told me.
âThey all said the same thing,â she added.
The former New York City opera singer next called Walmart, where she fills her prescriptions. No dice. She went online to CVSâs website and found a big honking notice: âDonât ask us about the vaccine.â When she visited a CVS store, she saw the same sign posted.