It has been a very long year – well, almost a year – of high hopes and plans to get the much ballyhooed Covid-19 vaccination. Bill and I have followed all the rules and pretty much hunkered down and separated from family and friends.
And since I am still having trouble walking with a BigFoot that moved to the other foot and then from those two feet to the knees and then to my right hip, Bill is the “outside man” for shopping and errands and I am the “inside woman” with the chores I can handle.
We both decided months ago that we would get the vaccine ASAP! “We will be at the top of the list,” we thought, “because we are over 65!”
That was before a doctor I admire warned that if I was waiting for a vaccine, it would be a long wait. He was sure all the healthy young people would get it first. It made no sense to him but that is what he believed. “And why should I get it before you do when you are at the most risk from dying?” he asked.
Now it looks like we are actually closing in on qualifying for the arm jabs that hopefully will ward off death.
It sounds like vaccination appointments will be coming up over the next two weeks in our Central Shenandoah Health District in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Yes!
Finally there are notices that we are moving into Phase 1b in our specific district!
So why am I plagued with ongoing questions?
- Is this cause for hope and celebration?
I have a more “believe it when I see it” attitude.
- Will we really get the first shot?
- And will we really then get the second one?
Somehow I am not sure of the value of our lives.
- Will there be enough left for us after the masses of younger Essentials?
- Will we have bad reactions?
- How long will the protection last?
- Will we have to get re-vaccinated every year?
- Would it be better to wait for the one dose vaccine?
We are on the brink of beating the horrible virus that took over so many lives. At least that is what the experts keep telling us.
When we have passed the finish line and all of us have won the race for immunity, I will try to write another blog post in a real celebration for all the questions answered and all the lives saved.
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