My husband, who is in a high-risk group and whose employers (the county) got in a couple thousand doses for employees got his first shot yesterday morning. He drove to the parking garage of the building where he used to work at the appointed time, drove up to a station, got his shot and an appointment for the next shot without getting out of the car, and came home. We were prepared for any number of side effects, but all he got was a sore arm. I understand that the second shot is more likely to have side effects but we shall see.
His appointment was first thing in the morning, and I was having one of those days when I couldn't fully wake up. So all the time he was getting his shot I was having a really frustrating dream about a hospital that was half shopping mall and laid out so that no matter where you were trying to go in the hospital you'd be funneled into a shopping area. Trying to get information - like where the person you're married to is - out of hospital staff was a matter of literally playing games in order to get the privilege of receiving information, not to mention determine the cost of service, and you were not only pitted against hospital staff but against other patients. The wards were color coded but there were at least three green wards in slightly different shades...When I finally fought my way out of it I was still pinned in bed by three cats, who didn't seem to be particularly worried about getting their breakfast.
Vaccine distribution in Texas has been a bit of a nightmare and though my husband is high-risk I'm relatively low risk and an introvert to boot. It doesn't bother me to stay home, though not being able to go to the library properly is a bit inconvenient. But every single cashier, teacher, food service worker, and delivery person in town really should be vaccinated before I am and I'm happy to wait in line behind them.
