Dr. Timothy Farrell, a geriatrician at the University of Utah, said he was surprised but thrilled by the vaccines’ effectiveness in this group. Even so, he has been recommending the vaccine to all of his patients, who range in age from 65 to 106 years old. “We have a clear and present danger of Covid, and we have social isolation,” Dr. Farrell said. Still, her mother’s age, medical condition and living situation put her at “very, very, very high risk for Covid,” Dr. Inouye said. “When you’ve come to near-death experiences twice, volunteering for a vaccine trial — it wasn’t a great sense of worry or apprehension for me,” Mr. Balkind said.

Source: New York Times December 14, 2020 21:48 UTC