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Hortensis

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24. Yes, and it was available to only the most elderly and first responders first.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 04:59 PM
Oct 2021

Our son's work took him into hospitals, SNFs, etc, so he was among the first; our teacher DIL's whole district was asked to get vaccinated I think in March when it became pretty widely available.

Now I remember that we held off a bit at first getting my husband vaccinated because of limited supplies. We were retired, isolation no big sacrifice, and unvaccinated people were being forced to work in public every day. But with 80% of those of my husband's age group dying if they got it, we didn't want to wait long and were glad when it really started happening across the nation.

Everyone who voted to get government out of Republican hands did good. Death tolls among those who wanted vaccination would be a lot higher if we hadn't. And the overall vaccination rate for those over 65 is 91%, which includes a whole lot of tRump voters and parents of tRump voters. Most of them as early in line as scheduled.

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My spouses "Moderna booster" thru the VA turned out to be a FULL dose, not the half dose... KewlKat Oct 2021 #1
The recommendation was supposed to be for 1/2 dose. gab13by13 Oct 2021 #3
My spouse is immunocompromised, so that's why he got the FULL dose KewlKat Oct 2021 #5
I got the full dose as well. LisaL Oct 2021 #15
That is exactly what is supposed to have happened. Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #23
I made clear on line that I am getting a booster dsc Oct 2021 #4
Please do not feel bad at all. You are in a very valuable occupation in a high risk setting. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #2
thanks dsc Oct 2021 #7
Yes, we cannot control the idiots out there. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #12
Kroger just texted me my 4th COVID shot is due. nt doc03 Oct 2021 #6
Jebus, they must have cartons of the vaccine gonna expire soon. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #10
4th? SheltieLover Oct 2021 #13
You're being as responsible as you can be, Hortensis Oct 2021 #9
yep I extoll the vaccine when I can dsc Oct 2021 #11
? I don't quite understand the concept of a line. Hortensis Oct 2021 #18
I meant metaphorically dsc Oct 2021 #21
Yes, and it was available to only the most elderly and first responders first. Hortensis Oct 2021 #24
Second duplicate in two days. Hortensis Oct 2021 #25
Congrats! SheltieLover Oct 2021 #14
well students haven't been vaccinated for 6 weeks yet in the vast majority of cases. dsc Oct 2021 #16
18+ college students have SheltieLover Oct 2021 #17
You feel bad on some level? Because you are taking a vaccine instead of ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2021 #19
thanks dsc Oct 2021 #22
I fly from the Caribbean to Miami for my shots... have 2 Pfizer so far... Miami airport has an secondwind Oct 2021 #20
I am not sure what you feel bad about Meowmee Oct 2021 #26
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