My probably unpopular hot take of the day, part 1: If I have to wonder why you were able to get a COVID vaccination, please don't post it on Facebook right now. I don't begrudge you getting it, but the process is pretty random and I'm jealous. And if you're working from home and aren't in a high risk yourself or living with people who are, hold your horses and chill for a few weeks and let people who can't work from home get it rather than busting your butt spending several hours online or on the phone trying to cut in line
Longer version. I'm 100% in favor of the COVID vaccine, and also in favor of my friends and acquaintances and everyone to receive it as soon as possible. However, I've reached the point where I'm getting snarky about seeing FB vaccination posts from people who are NOT older than 70, don't have obvious pre-existing conditions, and aren't health care and front line workers (including public-facing retail and food service), and teachers. Yes, you, random FB friend who is 60-ish and teaches yoga online a few times a week, I'm talking about you. I really don't need to see your FB post about it. You won't get an in person audience for your yoga classes until a lot more people get vaccinated, anyway.
I was a bit taken aback by my reaction. Most of the fault lies in the random and haphazard way that it is being rolled out to the public, as well as all the Trump-induced delays/missing vaccines/etc. Figuring out how to prioritize who gets it first becomes a crazy ethical and statistical morass after the obvious folks at the top of phase 1A, and there are no obviously right answers. For instance, my 82-year old cancer survivor mom claims she doesn't need to rush to get it* since she never goes out, but she still relies on my brother and I to help her out, so she still is indirectly exposed. I don't know the right answer to this - my gut feeling is that she should get it now that she is eligible, and I don't object to anyone doing that, even my dilettante yoga teacher acquaintance.
Still, with everything varying from state to state and county to county, it's easy to get jealous. I'm in a low incidence county so we're not allocated doses as fast, which makes sense, but I still get jealous.
* My parents and brother are being stubborn and don't want to get the vaccine. I am not thrilled by this and am trying to convince them to get it, but that's a blog post in itself.
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