The Wayne County family is frustrated by the 81-year-old mother’s inability to be vaccinated

WESTLAND, MIch. An 81-year-old woman in Westland with health issues could not get her COVID-19 vaccine.

The family said her health conditions should put her at the top of the list, but that she could let her down.

Dorothy Bigalow, 81, has been married for 60 years, has raised seven children, worked, lived and paid taxes in Wayne County.

Wayne County let her down. That’s what we’re saying, ‘said Sue Woody.

Woody is one of Bigalow’s four daughters. Together they worked uninterruptedly to get their mother an appointment for a vaccine.

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They said they tried everything and that the fact that she could not get an appointment for her was frightening for the family.

“We are not happy at all – frustrated about this,” Woody said. “We’re against a wall and it could be fatal for her.”

Macomb County has partnered with SMART Bus to get seniors back to get their vaccines, but so far Wayne County has not reached SMART for a similar program.

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The family hopes to see a nearby Bigalow clinic before the end of February.

More information about Wayne County’s vaccination program can be found on the official website here.

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