Getting My First Vax Shot At 3:30 Today

[ProfessorGAC]

It's through the county office of education in the next county west.
I'm eligible for Phase 1b as an in-school employee, even though I'm only part time.
Then, I heard the shuttered catholic school 4 blocks from our house is being set up as a vax site. My wife is eligible because she's 65+. (I'm not for 6 months)
Hopefully, in short order, we'll both get that level of protection.
I'm getting either Pfizer or Moderna. Those are what it shows on the form I filled out. No choice, just for med staff to fill out after the shot.

[onecaliberal]

1. Happy for you.

I hope they just start putting the vaccine in every individual who can find an appointment. I hope we are also going to those who have no way to go online and make an appointment or those who do not have transportation and the elderly who live in their own homes and can't get out.

[Midnightwalk]

5. I think you can call Walgreens

We just got our first shot there after booking online. The consent forms had something about bot being able to change the appointment online if you called for the appointment.

It wouldn’t surprise me if CVS was the same. The drive up site at the convention center is first come first served. No appointments, but fast. Eligibility there is tighter though b

At least in Az.

[onecaliberal]

12. I got mine at Walgreens as well.

I just worry for the people who can’t drive to a place or there are no Walgreens.

[Diamond_Dog]

2. I can't imagine

How any house bound senior citizen or anyone who doesn’t have internet access gets an appointment. These folks are falling through the cracks.

[Tribetime]

7. Amen to that

[LisaL]

8. They need family, friends or caretakers to help them.

I scheduled for my elderly relative who is not internet proficient.

[Diamond_Dog]

10. That's true.

Not every senior has helpful family around, though.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. Good news. The only way to beat this pandemic is getting everyone vaccinated.

I got my 2nd Moderna shot yesterday and my relief is much greater than the side effects I'm feeling today.

[obamanut2012]

4. Had my first Moderna on Tuesday

Very blah and sleepy yesterday, going golfing with my Dad after work tomorrow (quick nine), so I bounced back quickly. For the first shot, anyway!

[ProfessorGAC]

13. That's What I Got, Too

21-28 days to 2nd one.

[ironflange]

6. My wife is literally walking out the door as I type

On her way to get the AstraZeneca. I would have been able to make an appt today but my doc wants me to wait til I can get a Pfizer due to all my underlying conditions.

[iamateacher]

9. Getting mine at 4

Horray!

[SheltieLover]

11. Congrats, Professor!

[bluestarone]

14. Best of luck to ya!!

[ProfessorGAC]

15. Updating

First, the place was packed. Nearly every teacher & school employee was there for either the first or second shot. (We were all supposed to get vaxxed in early February, but the county ran out. So some of us are on injection #1.). County population is around 105,000.
It was run almost exclusively by Army folks, except the actual shot giving which was being done by nurses from the local hospital.
Very well organized, highly staffed, & smooth.
There were about 20 people in line when I got there. I was out in under 45 minutes, including the "observation time" of 15 minutes.
They sent me a text with a link to register for & schedule the 2nd dose.