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Maryland s governor says Black residents do not want to get vaccinated, but thousands seek shots
Rachel Chason and Erin Cox, The Washington Post
March 7, 2021
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1of3Clementine Ruffin, 102, received her first dose of coronavirus vaccine in February, after weeks of trying. Her friend Gail Carter, left, helped her navigate the process to get vaccinated in Prince George s County, Md.Washington Post photo by Jonathan NewtonShow MoreShow Less
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A 94-year-old veteran got so tired of waiting for an appointment that he drove around his Washington suburb at random, hunting for a vaccine.
A partially blind 81-year-old wanted a shot but had no computer or smartphone to register online. Yet another older Black resident of Maryland s hardest-hit county, this one 102 years old, relied on church friends a few decades younger to help her through a distribution system best navigated by Internet-native generations. ....

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