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Saturday, October 16, 2004In Manhattan there was even an ugly confrontation. The police were called to quiet a crowd of angry, mostly elderly people who sought flu shots at Project Pilot, a social services center on West 91st Street on the Upper West Side. The center inoculated 180 people, but 80 more still wanted shots when an attendant announced at 4 p.m. that there was no more vaccine, and tried to close. John Gruen, 77, a writer-photographer, put his foot in the door. "You can't do this to people, especially the elderly," someone shouted. "It's criminal!" It was Mr. Gruen, not the clinic, who called the police. But there was nothing - beyond calming people down - that anyone could do. I have to say, everyone's been civil and understanding about the shortage around here. But then, Ohioans are more civil than New Yorkers on average. posted by Sydney on 10/16/2004 08:09:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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