Group offering over-the-phone assistance for seniors signing up for COVID-19 vaccine

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – When it comes to getting the COVID-19 vaccine, those in long term care facilities have had the vaccines brought to them, but for those who live on their own, they are on their own to make the appointment.

We’ve taken a lot of calls from some of our older viewers who don’t have a computer- or just don’t know how to make an appointment on line. That might be you, or your mom or your dad.

One North Carolina-based organization is stepping in to help.

Michele Cook works for All About Seniors magazine, which publishes information on events. But she says there hasn’t been much to report on.

“So many things going on and it all came to a big halt,” Cook said.

It’s making it hard for some seniors to know where to go and how to sign up for the vaccine.

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