I read about the death of a 56 year old ob/gyn who has no pre existing conditions. But still being investigated. It’s tragic. His wife wrote about it. They have young children.
I am so so sorry about your MIL.
This is one scary illness and I think everyone who can get vaccinated should get vaccinated. I don't know how I feel about going to different states to be honest. I think for those who are vulnerable do whatever you need to do but for those who are relatively healthy I think they should wait their fair turn if that makes sense.
I am frustrated as I just found out a colleague of my DH who is young and strong and strapping (that is how I would describe him) and in his late twenties just got the vaccine! His preexisting condition is (very mild) asthma but not moderate or severe. So yeah that kind of jumping the line upsets me when I know there are so many others who need it more. It just feels icky to me for lack of a better word.
And I am trying not to judge because without walking in another's shoes we just cannot know for sure. But there are so many vulnerable people who have a higher chance of complications from this disease or dying and that kind of thing just gets to me. My sense of fair play and all. I guess I am an idealist deep down no matter how I wish I wasn't and I guess I expect/hope people will play fair and do the right thing.
Thanks for your kind words and good wishes and right back at ya.
It definitely depends where you are located. NYC and NJ have short supply for the vast number of people who want to get it and are eligible to get it. NY gets only 300,000 doses a week for the 7 million who are now eligible to receive it. Even if one isn't good at math one gets that most people who are eligible still cannot receive the first vaccine.
Forget about the general population because we don't even have enough vaccine for those in the first 2 groups who are eligible.
That would be ideal. I hope you can get it at the same time as your DH @Austina
l wish I could be like Greg. He says not to worry what others do. We will get ours when we get it and it will be ok. I sure hope so. I know life isn’t fair and we can only go by our own moral compass. And that has to be enough. I don’t believe in jumping ahead in line.
We’re all human beings and in this together. We should work together in a civilized fashion.
But I’m going to take a page from Greg’s book and not focus on others behavior. We will do what we feel is fair and right. Doing the best we can and hoping to get through this whole and well.
. I managed NOT to say anything about that but I did say she as a health professional could volunteer in a vaccination center after the second dose. She said " bah humbug, there are more than enough nurses around. I got that vaccine to be able to finally do enjoyable stuff for myself again".
I have to work very hard to be more like Greg!!!!!
And thank you for doing the right thing!
I can't keep my mouth shut it seems... My MiL called (I had to take the call, long story) and went on about her vaccination *again* . She didn't only jump the Q, she also took the first appointment and left her DH who's older and diabetic the later appointment
It IS really hard for me to keep it civil...and yeah, it has changed the way I see her for the worse.
DH called her out , btw and she told him that there was no problem getting vaccinated at all, there were so many free appointments and plenty of vaccine. Yeah, right. Their little town is the only one nationwide with too many doses
I don’t believe in jumping ahead in line.
Neither do I...There are 335 million people ahead of me.
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