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Grandmother gets doctor’s prescription to ‘hug granddaughter’ after receiving COVID-19 vaccine

Granddaughter arranged setup with woman’s doctor

A grandma in New York was given a prescription to hug her granddaughter after getting the second COVID-19 vaccine.

The doctor made the prescription for Evelyn Shaw saying, “You are allowed to hug your granddaughter.”

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It was Shaw’s first hug in a year.

The tender moment was recorded on video.

The granddaughter said she arranged the whole thing with the doctor, even sealing the prescription in an envelope.