The Vaccination Police are losing what is left of their minds--too many people value their freedom from government mandated gene therapy over the potential for a dreaded disease to achieve 100% vaccination. Given the odds of getting WuFlu anyway, it seems paranoid to let them put experimental drugs into you. I am right there with you folks, just be sure to stay 6 feet away as you rant on.
Jane was concerned about the risk of infection and wanted to get her shots (Pfizer) as soon as could be arranged. She thought it might be something we could do "together" since we do so little that way. Don't know, maybe it was a ploy to get me to do something I was disinclined to do. But I drove her over to Tampa to get both of her shots and waited like a good patient. They would not give me the shot, however, as I was not a patient of any of their doctors. As if.... So I stalled, hemmed--even hawed--and "considered" it, in order to research the different options. I settled on getting the Johnson & Johnson flavor for two reasons: (1) it appeared to be difficult to get and (2) it was just one shot. After seeing how Jane reacted to the second Pfizer, no way was I getting that one. Or the other one, after the horror stories from it. J&J it was, whenever it became available. If ever.
So, as the story goes, Jane's birthday was coming up and I had nothing (the customary approach). Bolt of lightening! I checked around, found a J&J outlet, and got poked. I put the vaccination card in a birthday card for Jane. Easy and inexpensive. Now to wait for the side effects...hmmm, had none. Arm was a bit sore for a few weeks, but no fever, no chills, no aches--almost as if nothing happened. Piece of cake.
Now I can go into the grocery or any other store without being self-conscious about my mask. I had several variations of gaiters that I didn't mind wearing, but it is great to not have to think about it. My favorite was this one:
I do still wear some of those all around, not because of WuFlu or its less nasty progeny, but not the least because I haven't had a cold, flu, sniffles, nothing, since the first lockdown. I sometimes forget my "mask" but, hey, this is Florida, we are wide open and no one says anything. But when I do have it, I am not self-conscious about it because some folks are still drinking the KoolAid that those disposable masks do any good. Nothing to see here, just part of the crowd. AND, I get to look down on the maskless folks. JK.
Boosters? No, thanks, I'm old. If I have to get immunity, I want the natural kind or nothing. The worst is over.
