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Man With COPD Hasn’t Left Home In A Year, Can’t Find A COVID Vaccine
Simpson has COPD. He needs oxygen every time he needs to get around, and said he knows he wouldn't survive COVID-19.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Terry Simpson has not left his home for a year. Simpson has COPD. He needs oxygen every time he needs to get around, and said he knows he wouldn’t survive COVID-19. He told CBS 2’s Tara Molina the first time he will step out the door will be to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but he has tried everything and cannot get an appointment. Thus, he is stuck in his house, frustrated.
Simpson met with Molina virtually on Wednesday, since an in-person meeting was not an option. He has neither left his house nor had any visitors for a year now. “Actually, I’m used to it by now,” said Simpson, 76. “It makes me even more fearful to even stick my head out the door.”
