It is frustrating when a healthy 65 year old can get a vaccination in one state and someone who is older with preexisting conditions in another can't. Teachers were some of the first to get one in my state and yet are not even a consideration in the state my daughter lives in where they are required to teach in person.
I hope you can get one soon.
@yogagirl, I hear your anger and frustration. I'm really sorry. I’ve heard similar stories from other parts of the country regarding who fits into which vaccine category. It’s really inconsistent.
I also share your anger and frustration, although my situation is different. I am 68+ and because of my particular health challenges, my physician wants me to be vaccinated soon but in a medical facility, rather than a pharmacy or auditorium. I agree with him about the medical environment for me. Unfortunately, to complicate matters the Virginia Dept. of Health recently announced that going forward, disbursements of vaccines will only go to local health districts – which, to my understanding, means that hospitals in Virginia will no longer receive vaccines directly from VDH. The local health districts will determine how to distribute the limited vaccine supply. Right now in the Northern VA counties, it looks like the majority of the vaccines are being administered in non-medical settings, like our big government center, drug stores and schools. Many of the medical facilities in my area have had to cancel upcoming appointments. So for people who are being advised to have their vaccines administered in a medical environment, what do we do? My physician can’t direct me; he received his shot in a high school gym. That’s where my anxiety and frustration comes in. I have no issue with waiting, as long as I know the vaccine will be eventually accessible in a medical facility.
So I am waiting. Double-masking and doing all of the other safety measures. Trying to keep the faith and be hopeful that things will open up soon, and I will make the best decision for myself. Truth be told, I’m pretty down right now. Maybe it’s not just my personal situation with the vaccine; maybe it’s everything we’ve collectively experienced.
I’m sending much love and support to you, my friend. We’re all in this together.
@deetoo I know it is frustrating and like you depressed. I believe here in Louisville there are two medical facilities that are issuing the vaccine. Our problem isn’t helped by the Reps here in KY trying to impeach our Dem governor. I am sick and tired of these idiots. These are the same morons who were caught hanging a noose from a tree on the front lawn of the Governors mansion, in front of the governor’s 12 year old daughter, their defense when they were arrested was the highly effective “I didn’t mean nothing by it”. We have a big winter storm coming in so I will be more isolated this week. It’s probably a good thing I didn’t get to the liquor store this weekend! Thank you, Deetoo for the support. Sending love and light your way.
@yogagirl, I haven't found any medical facility in my area offering the vaccine. I'm praying if I search hard enough and be patient, something will appear in time.
They're trying to impeach your governor on what basis? Are these state representatives who hung a noose from that tree? Pure insanity.
Speaking of sanity ... keep posting. It helps all of us. ❤️
@Deetoo they are trying to impeach him for over stepping his power with the COVID-19 response. In other words he did the right thing for everyone in the state but a bunch of ignorant redneck trumpeters didn’t want to wear mask and were outraged he wanted to ban group gatherings. In other words he tried to control the spread but that evidently is against religious freedom. These people believe anything the QTP tell them because they are too lazy to think for themselves. The group with the noose were a bunch of right wing nuts . They are good Christians who don’t understand threatening to lynch the governor in front of his child is wrong! I honestly wish I could find another state to live in.
Supposedly the Moderna vaccine is effective against the current variants... although as they keep on mutating who knows if that will hold true for very long? We may all need an additional booster shot at some point down the road.
Got the Moderna Vaccine Dose # 1 last Friday. Was no worse than any flu vaccine I've ever had. My arm ached for about 3 days but not terrible at all. No chills, temperature, vomiting, etc. That may come, though, with Dose # 2. Suddenly it seems that NYC is getting more doses!!
Moderna announces vaccine upgrades to protect against emerging variants (nbcnews.com)
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine effective against emerging variants (news-medical.net)
@yogagirl The GOP is also trying to recall Gavin Newsome the California governor for basically the same reasons. So maybe living in another state is not the answer. We need to pray for enlightenment for these lost souls.
Yogagirl, if I could share something with you...sometimes when I reach my breaking point with rethugs and solid red states, states like Kentucky that keep re-electing pond scum like Moscow Mitch when there are actual candidates who would help people, like McGrath, and I start thinking, hell with them, let them all secede and see how long they last. Then I think, "No." And it's because of people like you, intelligent, good people, thousands of them, who live in those states and fight the good fight. The tide is turning in Georgia and I pray it will be so in Kentucky some day. I realize it's an uphill battle there but as long as there are people like you who live there, I have hope.
Vaccine related-My husband and I have don't have a snowball's chance of getting vaccinated before probably July, even though he has to go out to work every day and be exposed to morons, so we've started double-masking. It's not as bad as I thought. Went shopping this weekend and it was tolerable. Wore a tight-fitting cloth mask with adjustable ear loops, and a slightly looser one with a protective nose flap. Felt like a bank robber, but I think it was good protection.
I live in Tucson, am 71 and only this week was "allowed" to even TRY to set up an appointment for a shot. After some hours on the computer I did manage to set an appt for three weeks (now two weeks) ahead. I will get my first shot on the 28th IF there is enough vaccine. Pima County has been receiving less and less to distribute and they only allowed ages 70+ this month. I do have an underlying health thing so I do need to get it before I can re-enter ? society safely. Hopefully intelligent organization and manufacturing will move this process along now for all of us.
Don't know whether you have the Walgreen's chain in your state but that's where I got my vaccine. Had to sign up on line first, then kept refreshing the Vaccine tab...suddenly 45 spots opened up and I signed up quickly for Dose # 1 and # 2 -- received my Dose # 1 the very next day. Be persistent! You will find one... In Manhattan, our pharmacies are suddenly getting flooded with vaccines now but they go FAST and you have to act quickly! I gave up trying the medical centers near me... they were non-responsive...