The most dangerous part of getting a vaccine is, by far,

[mobeau69]

driving to the vaccination center or pharmacy to get one. I can’t cite a study but if there was one this would be the finding.

[nebby70]

1. ... Oh My Gosh....

... you're so right ...
... I nearly had a panic attack when I went to get my 1st jab ...
... I drove 4 whole miles away from the house ... (3 miles more than any trip in the last 13 months)....
... then I stood in line with what must have been 300 people ... (okay, maybe it was only 25-30 folks)...
... then I sat in a chair among those arranged in the room, each 6 ft from apart for 15 min ...
... (humorously, folks all sat in every other one anyway)

By the time I got back to the car to drive home I was exhausted by my experience

It's going to take a while before I can re-enter society I guess.
... second jab next Thurs and will be in an even bigger site --- I'm more worried about the site than the jab........

[Buckeye_Democrat]

2. True.

I could've received my 1st dose two days earlier, at a congested downtown mass vaccination clinic several miles away, but opted for a pharmacy within walking distance.

[Pobeka]

3. Back of the envelope says fatality risks are pretty equivalent

For J&J vaccine 1 death per 7 million shots, risk of dying = 0.0000143%

in 2019, 1.11 people died per 100 million miles driven in the US:
https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state

Just assuming you drove 20 miles roundtrip to get the shot, risk of dying on the road is 0.0000222%

Surprised me too. I thought driving would be more dangerous by an order of magnitude or more.

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. +1

[Hortensis]

5. :) Absolutely. Almost always the case for claimed fear/danger excuses. nt

[FakeNoose]

6. The drive-through vaccination clinics have it figured out

Everybody stays in their own car, social distancing isn't a problem. If they get bored or tired they can listen to the car radio. The lines might be slow but they keep moving. The medical personnel get to work outside, which is cool when the weather is nice, but not so great when it isn't. Patients stay in their cars, so the elderly don't need walkers or wheelchairs.

The only downside I can see is that the driver is forced to get their shot in their left arm, because it's the one by the window. Unfortunately there's not much choice.

Any place that has a large parking lot that's not being used - for example a football stadium or unused shopping center - would be a great place to have a drive-through clinic.

[colsohlibgal]

7. Not An Issue With Me

It was an easy drive once I got there they had a clearly marked turn into a parking garage. From there you were guided step by step into the facility where you got assigned your number.

Once your number popped up you went to someone who guided you to the next open person, mostly women, who were giving you the shots. After my first Pfizer shot a roving scheduler was summoned and my 2nd shot was scheduled.

[iemanja]

8. sitting around the waiting room

with all those people. I double masked.