Coronavirus NY: 101-year-old WWII vet in New York gets COVID vaccine

Coronavirus Update for New York
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
SULLIVAN, New York (WABC) -- A 101-year-old World War II veteran in Upstate New York is now arming himself in the fight against COVID-19.

Robert Read arrived at a vaccination center in the town of Sullivan on Monday and was looking forward to getting his first dose of the vaccine.
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He was among the first seniors to get the vaccine as part of Group 1B, which includes people over the age of 75.

"It went fine...no problem so far, but I don't, my daughter's going to drive back just in case...but I must say it was well organized," Read said.

Read gave a thumbs-up on his way out of the vaccine center and was happy to have received the potentially life-saving shot.

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