HARLEM — Earlier this week, NY1 reported that an 83-year-old woman from Harlem who had showed up for her appointment to receive the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, only to be told they had run out of shots.

But now her story has a happy ending.

Genevevie Mitchell says after our story aired, she received a call to schedule a new appointment at the same vaccination site and she let us accompany her to the appointment.

“It was like a little feather," Mitchell tells NY1. "A little feather! Yeah, she was so gentle!!”

Like so many others across the city who are eligible to be inoculated, Mitchell learned first-hand about the nationwide vaccine shortage.

When she arrived at Lincoln Hospital on January 23 to receive her first dose of the vaccine, the security guard tell her they had run out of doses. She says this happened even though she had received an email and a text confirming her appointment.

But after receiving her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Friday at Lincoln Hospital, the fiercely independent 83-year-old, who had one of her legs amputated years ago for health reasons, hopes she’s moving closer to a world where she can safely give out hugs again.

"Oh my God. I miss my hugs!” Mitchell says. "God didn’t intend for us to be alone. We need each other. Touch is so important. Touch is important.”

In the nearly eleven months since Mitchell last received a hug, she’s only left her apartment a handful of times, to stay safe from COVID-19.

If all goes well, Mitchell will be leaving her apartment again on February 19, when she is scheduled to receive her next dose of the vaccine.