wherein Liz gets (partially) vaccinated :)

[edenfalling]

I got my first vaccine dose this morning before work -- the Tompkins County registration list came through for me again a few days ago and I nabbed a slot within five minutes of receiving the notification email.

They were using the Pfizer vaccine today, and my second shot is scheduled for Wednesday, April 28.

Everything was set up very smoothly and efficiently, and I wound up getting to work about half an hour early since there didn't seem to be much point in going home for only twenty minutes or so.

I also wound up staying a little late to finish off a lease, because today was The Day Of All The New Leases. All singletons, alas (it is much easier to rent a studio than a 3-bedroom apartment, generally, though we do have some potential groups on the hook), but we'll take it.

Tomorrow will be The Day Of All The Tours, which on the one hand is good (yay prospective tenants!) but on the other hand is a time-sink and requires me to be personable, which, blargh.

And then Sunday I have a whole day free because my specific Not the IRS office is closed on account of Easter. I do not celebrate Easter (aside from buying a stash of Cadbury creme eggs), so I will probably spend the day sleeping in, doing some light apartment tidying, and puttering around with seeds and flowerpots and such.

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[rthstewart]

Congratulations! We get our first shot tomorrow!

[edenfalling]

Congratulations! I hope everything went well. :)

[marmota_b]

Lucky you. My country's a mess so who knows when I get mine.
(At least there are now regular tests set up at work.)
I do celebrate Easter but I also intend to do some puttering about with seeds. :-)

[edenfalling]

America is, as always, a patchwork muddle, so the vaccination process depends entirely on where you live. My county's health department has been pretty much on top of things since the start of the pandemic and is handling vaccine rollout in a well-organized way. I signed up to a registry list, I got emails notifying me that vaccination slots were available, I signed up for a slot, and I picked a vaccination clinic close to me. Nice and painless!

A lot of other places are more of a free-for-all. For example, my brother in Minnesota has registered for a vaccination appointment in a town about 2.5 hours away from his home, because he lives in Minneapolis (a big city) where there are not enough vaccines, and the other area is mostly rural and has an oversupply. And, well, he has a car and knows the route, so... vaccine roadtrip. *hands*

I hope you get a chance for a vaccine soon!

[autumnia]

Sending you a virtual high-five on scoring the vaccine shot! Everyone I know (including myself) have been scrambling trying to get an appointment once they opened it up to 30+. Took me 3 days of non-stop refreshing multiple websites to get an appointment in the city and I nabbed a same-day slot purely by luck. I assume it was easier to get an appointment upstate? At least it always looked like there was a lot more availability way north of the city.

It's probably going to get a bit crazier starting tomorrow when they open availability to the 16+.

[edenfalling]

Yes and no -- I know several people who have driven to Syracuse to get a vaccine since they couldn't find one locally. But it was very simple and easy for me. I just signed up to the Tompkins County Health Department's registry list and waited for them to send me an email saying slots were available. Then I signed up!

I suspect it helps that I opened the email within two minutes of receiving it, and then went to register immediately, but even so it was very smooth and painless.