My husband got his first shot Friday. Our local hospital had thawed vaccine but because of the ice storm no one showed up for their appointments. They sent out a memo saying it was urgent that hospital employees who had not been vaccinated come in but they still didn't have enough volunteers. Rather than throwing the vaccine away, they said that anyone could come but it had to be immediately. My husband and a couple of coworkers left work at the grocery store, drove straight there, and were vaccinated.
When it rains it pours. That was fortunate. Even in the 75 and older crowd, getting my first shot was a hair pulling event in Virginia. I stuck with it and got an appointment after two days of playing "Be the third person to call in the next two minutes and get a Covid vaccination appointment." Then a weather event like this happens, and they can't give the stuff away fast enough. We need more "fortunate" these days. I'm happy to hear they are not wasting the vaccine.
I got my first appointment on a day of icy roads, and I had to drive 100 miles round trip, but I wasn't going to pass on that shot for anything. I allowed myself 4 hours to drive 50 miles, but as it turned out, the roads were fine almost the whole way. There was dense fog crossing the Blue Ridge, but it only lasted for a half hour. I got there early and waited in my car for two hours, but I didn't complain one bit. That shot was the most important thing I've done in two years.
I'll be getting my second shot in 2 weeks.
