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d_r

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Sun Feb 7, 2021, 10:59 PM Feb 2021

We are going to get there [View all]

Today I volunteered at a vaccination sight. We vaccinated 1100 human beings from all walks of life, mostly older folks of course but some younger like first responders. All kinds of people. At least one ww2 veteran. So many men, black and white who were vietnam veterans. So many loving families, wives driving their husbands and husbands driving wives, so many children and grand children bringing their loved ones. Single people. A notable number of Asian kids driving their grandparents. Different backgrounds and languages and car stickers all over the map and everyone just wanting to take care of them and make it ok.

Listen there were some heart breakers who couldn't get the vaccine themselves because they were a year too young and so on, and that sucked. But I came away feeling more hope than I've felt in a while. Yes we need more vaccine and we need it faster. But we will make it. We are good people in this country. We still are, we really still are. We are going to get through this and we are going to make it.

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Thank you.... OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #1
when i got one MFM008 Feb 2021 #2
1100 vaccinations in one day. God love you and the other volunteers. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #3
I cried when I got mine Generic Other Feb 2021 #4
"We are going to get through this" MackinacBridge Feb 2021 #5
Welcome to DU, MackinacBridge! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #6
Thank you MackinacBridge Feb 2021 #14
Greetings from the Grand Rapids area! UrbScotty Feb 2021 #9
Hey, Neighbor! MackinacBridge Feb 2021 #15
K&R. Thank you for your service and positive thoughts. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2021 #7
No sign of a vaccine here Meowmee Feb 2021 #8
Going in to get my first vaccination in two hours, I'm 70, got the notice to make apt last night msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #10
you are going to be fine. d_r Feb 2021 #12
You're Right! I am Fine! msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #16
They are slim needles d_r Feb 2021 #17
Neighbors in my Village, got the phizer a few weeks ago msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #18
Thank you for volunteering. Aristus Feb 2021 #11
thank you d_r Feb 2021 #13
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