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The two-week period after my second shot ends on May 1. I'm celebrating the day with my first haircut in seven months and a bottle of Pliny the Younger, in that order. My griillfiend and I will attend her art opening the next day.
In New York State, your government page tells you that no appointments are available within a 50-mile radius. Then you check individual pharmacy and hospital pages at 3:00 a.m. and discover you can make an appointment the next morning at an office three blocks away from your house.
Everyone I know personally in every age bracket experienced symptoms with their second shot. A friend called me to complain about how awful she felt and went on to curse all vaccines in three languages. She'll be getting the booster whenever that happens, of course.
mRNA vaccines and their genesis are fascinating. It's amazing that a cancer vaccine is in phase III clinical trials and will probably be available in three years.
And it's inspiring that a woman scientist pursued its development on her own after pharmaceutical companies told her that RNA was a dead end.
Last edited by Prestidigitweeze; 04-24-2021 at 08:48 PM.
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