15 months in...and out
May. 29th, 2021 12:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hrjThis past Thursday was my "2 weeks after 2 jabs" day and I'm starting to negotiate my return to public exposure. I've stopped wearing a mask for my daily bike ride, though technically since that was outdoors and well-distanced it's been optional for a while. (There's some temptation to continue masking for bike riding -- it prevents the accidental swallowing of bugs! Also, I think it provides some protection against allergy exposure, though I have drugs to help with that as long as I pay attention to the first sneeze.)
This morning, my "long weekend ride" was to downtown Walnut Creek and I had brunch at a cafe. Inside, even! (I told the waitress that it was my first return-to-restaurant event and we bonded a little over that. I tipped extra.) Later today will be a local party with friends. Tomorrow is hosting Dad & the brothers for BBQ. Tuesday I have a massage appointment. Wednesday is a delayed PAP smear. After the first rush of things, I have a delayed mammogram on the calendar, plan to make a haircut appointment, and am trying to make an optometry appointment (which is evidently rather backed up).
My sympathies to all those who haven't been able to get access to vaccinations yet. Despite what you may see in social media, the distribution problems aren't all about greedy industries. mRNA vaccines are a new technology and very few plants had the existing capacity to make them. There's a lot of activity going on under the surface to create new manufacturing capacity and expertise, but it takes time. Once that capacity is established, however, retooling for different applications will be faster and easier.
This morning, my "long weekend ride" was to downtown Walnut Creek and I had brunch at a cafe. Inside, even! (I told the waitress that it was my first return-to-restaurant event and we bonded a little over that. I tipped extra.) Later today will be a local party with friends. Tomorrow is hosting Dad & the brothers for BBQ. Tuesday I have a massage appointment. Wednesday is a delayed PAP smear. After the first rush of things, I have a delayed mammogram on the calendar, plan to make a haircut appointment, and am trying to make an optometry appointment (which is evidently rather backed up).
My sympathies to all those who haven't been able to get access to vaccinations yet. Despite what you may see in social media, the distribution problems aren't all about greedy industries. mRNA vaccines are a new technology and very few plants had the existing capacity to make them. There's a lot of activity going on under the surface to create new manufacturing capacity and expertise, but it takes time. Once that capacity is established, however, retooling for different applications will be faster and easier.
