Scenes from a mass COVID vaccination site (volunteer's perspective)

[Grammy23]

8. My husband and I got our second shot last Saturday at our local health department.

It was busy. (Even for early appointment times) but people were orderly and pleasant. We got checked in and almost immediately went to the hallway where the vaccination stations were set up. They had about 10 or 12. The whole process took less than 5 minutes and we were then directed to a waiting area with a sticker on our shirt indicating when we could leave (if we had no reactions to the shot which we did not). Our appointment was at 8:30 and we were walking out the door to our car a few minutes before 9 a.m.

The professionals and volunteers (giving out water, checking our stickers for when we could leave, asking how we felt, etc) made it run smoothly. One lady felt dizzy and a doctor came and checked her. They were very attentive and helpful. They had EMS on site in case anyone needed to be transported to a hospital (nearest one was about 5-6 blocks away.) All in all I’d give them an A+ for a well run operation, pleasant staff and volunteers.

This was in Pensacola, FL. So not all of Florida is a mess. We are rated as one of the hot spots in the state with a very high number of cases and deaths. So I am more than relieved to get our shots and hopefully build some antibodies to the virus so we can have a little more freedom.