I mean, I get it. I’m super duper frustrated that the only thing keeping me from practicing skating at this point is my own choices about my risk profile. Adult figure skating nationals is happening in person in June this year, which feels wild!
Meanwhile, I’m not going to have put any training time in for 18 months by the time I get a vaccine (at the earliest). I’m watching other people get skills and jumps back, skate, and I’ve chosen that because of the greater infection risk due to the ice temperature and being immunosuppressed, I can’t get back on the ice until I’m vaccinated.
But there are many countries in the world that have no access to vaccines at all and have variants spinning out of control. There is also a country where 70% of adults have had one shot. Things will continue to be more different than they are the same.
Just got my first dose! It’s at a casino and they have a lot extra so they were advertising over the loudspeaker to the players if they live in the county. I gave my email signup to 5 others who had not received it so they could come in also. Second dose is in a month.
I am very tired of the changing vaccine requirements though. I know it is a super hard nut to crack, I just want someone to call me when my turn comes instead of getting conflicting info day by day.
Also if it is like here different locations have different requirements so you need to look at several different places to see if you might be eligible at one of them. The work to find a vaccine is nearly a full time job.
In New York, pharmacies are only doing 65+ people, and the state ones do everyone eligible. No idea if that will change as more and more 65+ people become vaccinated.
The pandemic brought something to my attention I was unaware of. I’d heard of food deserts, but never pharmacy deserts. Chicago was used as an example (it seems like so often it’s Chicago!), and it’s just exactly the same disadvantaged neighborhoods you would expect, given waves at the country vaguely anyway, a huge access issue I hadn’t foreseen and was unaware of. We’re talking a lot about vaccine hesitancy among black Americans, but I haven’t seen much discussion about the access issues even with as stable a vaccine as J&J.
I got my first shot after waiting an hour past my appointment time. I’m glad I had the opportunity to wait and leave work early. Hopefully as the vaccine roll out continues to happen they get a bit more efficient!
Yep, apparently big chunks of the south and west sides are pharmacy deserts. I think one of the big chains largely pulled out of that part of town - CVS, maybe? I don’t remember. But this is absolutely a thing.
I think this is why they changed the United Center to be only for Chicago residents. Because it’s already hard, but suburbanites who aren’t in deserts were snapping up the appointments.
Dammit, a crafter friend who’s high risk (diabetes) and hasn’t been able to get vaxxed, probably has it. Her partner whom she lives with just tested positive and she has symptoms now too.
anyway, a huge access issue I hadn’t foreseen and was unaware of. We’re talking a lot about vaccine hesitancy among black Americans, but I haven’t seen much discussion about the access issues even with as stable a vaccine as J&J.
hmmmmm.