I know that I have another post in the works, and I'm still writing that one, but I wanted to inform you all of some good news: I have received my COVID-19 Vaccination as of today. The shot itself is from Johnson & Johnson—and the New York Times did an excellent explainer of how that one works.
I should point out that this is not an April Fools joke, but a real thing that happened as a result of CT's vaccination rollout. Initially, based on my age, I would need to wait until May but beneficial circumstances pushed my eligibility forward. I also learned earlier this week that my current workplace was able to distribute the vaccine as of yesterday, March 31st, 2021.
The long story short is that the paperwork I submitted to receive the vaccine in February still helped me to set up an appointment—or rather, they called me last night to set up an appointment for today. If they're reading this, I'd like to thank the pharmacists on staff for their time and dedication to ensuring that everyone who signed up got their shots (thus far). I cannot imagine the effort that it took to even get the vaccines at our pharmacy, not to mention the countless phone calls they're currently making to customers and employees. Godspeed to the crew there as they continue to administer the shots while manning the pharmacy.
Just being able to get the vaccine gives me peace of mind. I'm not one for gatherings or huge parties, but I might take a walk around the block this weekend just for the sake of it. I still have a few weeks before full immunity kicks in though, so I'll probably keep it brief.
I know there are many people who post their official vaccination cards on social media, regardless of the advice against it. I actually tweeted something earlier that covered most of the card except for the identifier before my name. I retracted it because what covered it was a book I tweeted about before and it's the only thing the reader will see when scrolling through their timeline. I felt like it would be rude to both the reader and the author of said book—and associated works—for many reasons.
This would've been the text of said tweet [sic]:
Managed to get a COVID vaccine—the one from Johnson & Johnson. Just being able to get the shot gives me peace of mind [relieved emoji].
This is not an April Fools joke, but as a result of CT's vaccine rollout and the Biden Administration's efforts."
Then, while getting settled from another workday, I had the idea to blog about it instead. The last time I blogged, along with the post I'm working on, I mentioned work published elsewhere. I felt like it would be a bad habit for me to continue to do so, after I promised to blog on a more frequent basis.
More importantly, it's me checking in. Still safe, now vaccinated. I hope everyone else is doing well and staying as safe as well!
I'm still writing the other one: It's on magazines. Much of it deals with my memories collecting gaming magazines in the late 90s and 2000s, but there are others that may be familiar to fellow Twitter users. Been by distracted by work, Hades (on Switch), and sorting through my Bandcamp collection. I have written little blurbs for Pocket Vinyl's "Winter Person", Ro Panuganti's "Fallen Hero", and Madija's (MsMadLemon's) "Waterfall" while going through it, but there's still some work to be done.
