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108-Year-Old Ruth Hopson, Oldest Person In Philadelphia, Receives COVID-19 Vaccine

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A special vaccination for the oldest person in Philadelphia. Eyewitness News was there when 108-year-old Ruth Hopson received her dose of the vaccine this afternoon.

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She's one of the few people who've now lived through this pandemic and the 1918 flu pandemic.

Hopson's two daughters were also given the vaccine, a relieving day for the entire family.

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