‘I could get sick looking at four walls’: older Americans left out in the new normal

Vulnerable groups like senior citizens face the possibility of being left behind - as fears of the coronavirus remain for them

Marion Coleman walks six long blocks from her Athens, Georgia, home to a nearby McDonald's several times a week. While Coleman, 73, likes the sausage biscuits and other breakfast items, her outings to this fast-food restaurant are very much about feeding her soul, not her body.

Like many other US senior citizens, Coleman has been avoiding most social activity because of Covid-19. Going to McDonald's on foot means she can see friends without riding a bus. Coleman, who believes strongly" in wearing a mask, recognizes the risk - but fears there's also danger in staying home.