The average age for DU is lates 50s early 60s and I’m right in there.

I don’t know when I will get mine. All I know is I can’t leave the house.

not a happy camper right now...

I heard Ned Lamont/CT is opening eligibility to 55+ on Monday. It's so weird how every state has their own plan. The MA plan sucks.

Just no vaccines!

I can technically register for a shot on March 1, but that doesn't mean that I will actually get it.

it will happen before summer, I think by April for most but the youngest, healthiest among us.

Biden is ramping up the distribution network. The Johnson & Johnson single shot is about to be approved. The convention center where I got my shot last week with many other teachers in my county in southern Illinois the guy told me they are doing 1000/day and the national guard was set to take over next wk and expected to triple that.

aren't even eligible yet.

Every state is handling it differently and here even every county is different... still I think availability is going to increase faster than most people are anticipating across the board largely due to a competent administration taking over federally.

Baker sure screwed up the roll out. My age group was eligible last Thurs. and the system crashed. I have been looking non stop for a week now to find an appointment. My sister finally scored for me this AM. I get the first shot Saturday.

Congrats, soon to be grandmother.

I work in an essential business and could get the shot today, however I work from home and am not exposed to our clients, so I am waiting until my age group.

I have been teaching in-person since August, have two (likely 3) cancers, diabetes, and am 7 months shy of 65.

They are holding at 65, with the only health exceptions being individuals who have one of about 20 childhood onset conditions.

Pissed beyond belief that all primary and secondary school employees (even if working entirely from home, even without co-morbidities, have been eligible for weeks.

Our second shots are scheduled for March 18th. On Monday afternoon I just stumbled onto the fact that the pharmacy in a local grocery store had multiple appointments available this week.

As places get more supply and if they start to notice a slowdown they will open up to more age groups .

Didn't MA say that those who bring someone eligible for the Vaccine can also get vaccinated even if they are not part of that group yet ? It's to help get more older ander other people who may not be able to travel get out their home as easily.

accompany anyone else who is eligible.

if there are other things to consider.

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/mass-to-allow-those-accompanying-75-residents-to-receive-vaccine/2299027/

No caregivers get the shots either unless they are of age.

My husband and I are both under 65 both with underlying conditions. It’s annoying. We were expecting to be in group 2 but Governor Cooper changed the groups and now were in Group 4 (out of 5). I originally thought we’d be eligible in January. Now it looks more like late March or April. I simply cannot wait. Really hoping that supply lines continue to increase and the pace accelerates.

Because we have docs in Lawrence, Kansas even though we live about 30 miles away and I have had surgery there at their hospital we qualified for vaccines there. They are running a tight and very successful ship. Here in the town I live close to, not so much. We got lucky.

in the "everyone else" group and I just checked at Kaiser Northern California. I was not eligible for an appointment yet.

65+

LOL and then our system crashed. After a week trying I finally found an appointment.

65 and over. The problem was finding an in-county provider. I finally thought screw it, went through TN's State Board of Health and was given appts in our next-door county 20 minutes away. So, in two weeks we'll be halfway there.

Congrats on your own appointment, sheshe.

At a local Walgreens drugstore.

He's 69, I'm 68, and we both have health factors that puts us in more danger if we catch Covid-19. So it was quite a relief for us to get the first shot in and the second scheduled in three weeks.

We only known two people that had Covid or tested positive, so we haven't had much exposure. We were getting work done on the house so all last year we had various people coming and going, sometimes inside. I worried most then but we were too far into the process by the time Covid got really started to stop in the middle.

Good luck to your daughter with her child. And good luck to you and your wife on getting the vaccine - or clearing quarantine.

all had covid in December and other than my son having lingering issues with his sense of smell, everyone is fine.

My only side effect has been a slightly sore arm - no more than I got from my flu shot.

It wasn't a perfect scenario going through the online portal but once in, the shot process went smoothly and was well run. I'm over 65 so that made me eligible. The night after I got my second dose I was sitting in my recliner and had such a sense of well being come over me. I know it doesn't mean I won't get Covid but at lest the chances are much less and the infection would likely be much less severe. I haven't felt this way in a year.

I WANT MINE NOW. 70 years old, keep calling, none available for the next three weeks. 🤬 🤬 🤬

I’m in West Virginia, and my husband and I got the call late last week. And so did two folks who work with/for us - - we are all 56/57 and we were all thrilled but shocked. West Virginia is doing an amazing job with the vaccines. Ours was Moderna. We go for our second shot in four weeks. Hoping everyone on DU gets their call!! Fingers crossed for everyone!

Youngish and healthy.

Have no idea of when we'll get vaccine. Have signed up everywhere available for our area. Michigan seems to have a bit of a problem with distribution. Staying isolated isn't physically difficult for us, but certainly emotionally stressful. But to be honest I'd rather the medical people, teachers, and so called essential workers get theirs first. Which may be why we haven't pushed really hard to get the vaccine. It seems so much more necessary for others. I truly understand those in nursing homes and those with with conditions like diabetes, but for myself I will be happy to get the shots but also happy to have others more in need to get theirs first.

and have potential or at times actual exposure every day. I had already contracted (from a workplace exposure) and recovered from covid by the time I was vaccinated.

...but you have to directly contact one of the distribution places to get an appointment, and nobody is giving appointments because there's no vaccine available. I'm on the waiting list of a small pharmacy near my place of work.

Search locations and see what pops up. My sister was on a half dozen waiting lists and never heard from one of them. She found one on her own.

I have no faith in waiting lists after the fiasco I had with my shingles shot. I waited a year...kept asking they said nope because of COVID. I understood that part, finally when I called to schedule my flu shot I asked again about the shot. They said sure you can schedule your appointment anytime. I said, you were suppose to call me and their response was....sorry we were to overwhelmed with requests.

Call!!!!

The pharmacy where I signed up is literally 5 minutes from my place of work, so after a week or so I'll start ducking in once a week to see where I stand. Until there is some kind of centralized registry it is chaos having to contact the individual providers all of whom have different policies and such. The pharmacy closest to my home, at the other end of my commute, just has a message up on their website saying "no appointments at this time." So I'm hoping the hole in the wall place that requires you to come in in person may not be overwhelmed.

Here in MA we have Vax Finder. Centralized site, lots of different places including Fenway Park and Gillette Stadium (Patriots). Sadly the site crashed the day it opened to 65+. Back up but few vaccines.

If your state has CVS vaccines, check them out. They had been booked solid but I stumbled across an opening.

Good luck!

sorry.

I get my first one tomorrow

in the parking lot of IHS (Indian Health Service) Clinic about 2 miles from my home.

What was different is got a call changing appointment from 10 AM to the 1:15 PM slot and that the Clinic was experimenting with drive through vaccination. Like my 1st shot, people were in 15 minute time slots: meet with doctor, review material, sign a release; get shot; and wait 15 minutes for overt bad reactions and to get covid card obtained at first shot updated. Got another copy of COVID19 Fact Sheet plus material on reactions plus diet supplements and treatment should get various after effects and when to call 911 / go to ER.

Very straightforward and professional. Others in Humboldt county have struggled obtaining vaccines but IHS is federally distributed and not through county and state. I am fortunate to be in IHS service territory and the Clinic is my primary provider.

BTW not NA but multigenerational local, age 68, have been through chemo and cancer surgeries (not locally) beginning in 2018.

my doc when it's time.

vaccine not available

i got incredibly lucky here in NC.

nothing wrong to keep on checking.

that it had been 2 weeks since my second jab.

On Monday, I bought a new car.

I guess my blood red state is skipping the highly Democratic city. Really, really frustrating.

Update: I’ve been eligible since January 18. I don’t even know whom to complain to (above the providers themselves).

I became eligible to receive the vaccine last January, and immediately called my health care provider to schedule an appointment to receive the first dose of the vaccine. I was given a date of February 13, 2021. On Wednesday, February 10, I was informed that my appointment for the 13th was canceled due to the coming snow storm, and I would be rescheduled for February 20th. On Thursday, February 18, I was informed that the vaccine was unavailable for my appointment on the 20th, and I would be rescheduled for February 28. Just this morning, I was again informed that the vaccine would not be available for my appointment on the 28th, so now I am rescheduled for my first dose of the vaccine March 7th. Sux to be me.

...so maybe in May?

I'm glad I live in CA. My sister & I will be doing some outdoor dining in March.

and the last communication I received from Stanford said that there are X number of Stanford patients living in San Mateo County, and only Y number of vaccine doses available. I believe the subtext between the lines was "We know how old you are but we also know that you are relatively healthy, so maybe you could wait right now for others with health issues to get vaccinated first." A 65+ friend in Santa Cruz County received a similar message from Kaiser.

I hope you know that skews your analysis.

I'll look into it when it's available to everyone.

But I'm frontline medical so I was in the first group.

I just turned 41, I’m in great physical shape with no comorbidities. I’m a completely disabled veteran as a result of PTSD and I haven’t worked in about 6 years.

The VA called me up the other day and offered to give me the shot. I wasn’t about to argue with them so I took it.

I read something the other day that 47% of Americans are hesitant to get vaccinated! With that in mind, I bet those of us who want the vaccine will receive it much sooner than projected.

Oh Yes, a new wrinkle. Not enough vaccines for those eligible on February 25th so cannot get one. Even those that have been eligible for a month cannot access vaccine appointments. Not enough to go around.

Since I am her caregiver, making sure she gets her vitamins, eats her food, doesn't wear her clothes inside out, take her and sit in with her doctors, shop for her, etc, they begrudgingly counted me as eligible even though I'm the one taking the risk of getting COVID-19.

If you are a caregiver of someone elderly and at risk, make it sound like you're a saint so they'll approve your vaccination.

March 8th at a health center about 20 minutes away. I finally dumped the County Health Board and went through my State Board of Health that directed me to the nearest providers in our area. Means we'll both be fully vaccinated by early April.

Woo-Hoo!

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The couple next door to me are both early 60s and in great health, yet both got their first shot 3 weeks ago.

Neither volunteered to me how that happened. But I have theories.

She's a counselor, a therapist of some sort, although she counsels from home over the internet. I'm thinking she most likely claimed to be an essential mental health professional.

He's a mostly retired lawyer. My speculation is his pathway to early vaccination was his elderly mother, who lives not far away. He visits her; I couldn't say how often. I think most likely he declared he was her primary care-giver. They have resources, so I'd be shocked if she didn't have an actual assisted living person coming in, but I'm not able say that he isn't her sole help. I just highly doubt it.

A lot of people are pursuing ways around their vaxx prioritization category, and many are going to find ways to do it, exaggerating, fudging, and falsely "affirming" their way closer to the front of the line.

We must of course strive for fairness in vaccine allocation.

But, it's America. Realistically, we must acknowlege we're falling far short in this, too.

that the median age on DU is fairly old, something like 60 or so, according to a DU poll done a few months ago.