Yesterday my wife and I got our vaccine shots. The local medical authorities have been dispensing the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, and we went for ours at the regional hospital. I must say that it was extremely well organized, efficient, and a most cordial experience for us. Our second shot is scheduled for February 12th.<\/p>\n
Ten months of this pandemic has somehow changed our world, our expectations, and our confidence in the future. Finally getting the vaccine was a surreal experience in some ways. Let\u2019s face it; none of us have ever experienced anything like this: the omnipresent threat, the stress, the confinement, the breaking down of routine, sense of hopelessness, and, perhaps, an acceptance of our fate. This may not be the case for everyone, but for me this sums things up.<\/p>\n
Personally, a sense of relief came over me to get the first of the two shots, and I was grateful to all who helped bring that about. It was like the future had been restored along with the predictability that things will be okay. Others have reported the same sentiments to me about their thoughts.<\/p>\n
The actual experience of going to the hospital and waiting patiently with about one hundred strangers was especially interesting.
\nIt was immediately clear that we were all in this together and that we represented the diverse demographic of our community. While all of us were 65 and older, our differences from one another stood out as to affluence, race and health. I especially enjoyed the \u201cpeople watching,\u201d appreciating the richness of our human race. In short, it was a leveling experience and ideally illustrative of American democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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