A 90-year-old Seattle woman walked six miles in the snow after finally securing an appointment to get a coronavirus vaccine shot.?The Seattle Times?reports?that Fran Goldman walked six miles round trip to get her shot.
¡°I have been calling to get an appointment anywhere, every morning, every afternoon and often I¡¯ve been online at night,¡± Goldman said.
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She finally secured a slot for Sunday morning, but Friday and Saturday a strong winter storm moved through the region, turning the city¡¯s normally rainy streets into a winter scene of snowdrifts.
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Goldman dressed in fleece pants and a short-sleeved shirt so that the nurse could get to her arm easily. Over that, she layered a fleece zip-up, then a down coat, then a rain jacket, reports AP
She put on snow boots, took out her walking sticks and ventured onto the snowy streets.?¡°It was not easy going, it was challenging,¡± she told the newspaper.
"I got my vaccination and then I was told I had to sit and wait 15 minutes to make sure there was no reaction and I said I¡¯m delighted to sit," Goldman said.??