Wouldn’t you rather get vaccinated by your own doctor? Many primary doctors can’t get doses
Dr. Russell S. Phillips has a 97-year-old patient who recently snagged an appointment at a mass vaccination site. That’s good news in a way, but Phillips isn’t sure how the elderly man will make his way to Gillette Stadium, and he wishes he could just give the shot in the comfort of his office.
But Phillips can’t get any doses.
Primary care doctors, long the mainstay of vaccination efforts, say they’ve been left out when it comes to battling the coronavirus. They have no information for the patients calling with pleas for the vaccine. Yet they believe their involvement is essential.
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