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Women Will Bear the Burden of Getting Our Aging Parents Vaccinated

Just as we’ve been doing the bulk of the childcare

Jessica Valenti
GEN
Published in
3 min readJan 15, 2021

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A woman pushes an elderly woman in a wheelchair across a sidewalk.
Photo: Patrick Pleul/picture alliance/Getty Images

When New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week that the state would start making the Covid-19 vaccine available to people over 65 years old, my first reaction was relief. The news meant my parents, both of whom are in their…

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Jessica Valenti
GEN
Writer for

Feminist author & columnist. Native NYer, pasta enthusiast.