Yep, today is the day I got my first COVID-19 vaccine “jab”. I think about this time last year…we were all so scared and clueless. I am glad that a vaccine was developed so fast. I made a personal choice to get the first vaccine that I could get. I was eligible last week. However, it was also the week that my Niece got married in another part of the state. That meant waiting until we got home before booking. Of course, the eligibility age dropped another 10 years in a week and we were concerned that so many people would be trying to sign up that it would take us forever.
I feel that I got super lucky. Just like trying to get concert tickets (my husband’s analogy, not mine) I was ready to refresh my screen at 7:00 am. At 7:04 am, I closely read the top of the page and realized that refreshing my screen just started the line timer over again….DUH! I waited 1 1/2 minutes more and the light turned green! YEA!!!!!! I was in. Was a good system on Publix website. They scheduled both the first and second shots a month apart. I already knew it was the Moderna vaccine as the timeframe I signed up only had that one option.
I counted down the days… well ok, I only waited from Monday morning to Wednesday lunchtime. I went to the grocery store and bought quick fix food items just in case I didn’t feel well after the first shot. My appointment was at 12:40 pm and I was ready to leave the house at noon. Publix is only 4 minutes away, but I wanted to be on time. I bought my husband some cereal and then checked in at the desk. After filling in a one page check in sheet, they took me to the Pharmacy. I was called to the counter and got my vaccine document. Then behind the screen and poof! much easier than I thought. After waiting 15 minutes to make sure I didn’t have a reaction, I was done.
Feeling good so far.
Chance Objects 