We're always telling women over 50 to go for it, claim your power and all that. But in one case at least, is it possible that women over 50—wait, let's be clear—white women over 50, are going for it a little too much?
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that among the nearly 13 million people who have received at least the first dose of the vaccine between mid-December and mid-January, 63 percent were women. This makes sense given that most health care workers and those living in long-term care facilities are women—the groups originally recommended to be first in line to get the vaccination. Plus, women are often caretakers for elderly parents.
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