and it was out the door early with a quick stop at Peet’s before heading to San Leandro and today’s Alameda County POD. Whatever had tied up the parking lot early this fall had cleared so off-street parking felt a bit more comfortable. I have worked here at least half-a-dozen times before. And, as it turned out, I knew at least 3/4 of the people on the lines today.
It was a bit insane as we were offering Pfizer (1st, 2nd, Booster) for adults, Pfizer for Peds (5-11) and Pfizer (1st&2nd) fo the 12-17, and Moderna (1st, 2nd, Booster, Augmentation dose) for adults, Janssen as well for adults. We pretty much split up the workload, all the syringes were clearly labeled and we picked them up one at a time as a client plopped themselves into the chair.
(the obvious idea being to avoid wrong vaccine, wrong dose).
I was “lucky” enough to spend most of the day on the Pediatric line. Next time, I will happily do anything else. I don’t expect kids to be happy. What I do expect is responsible behavior out of parents that acknowledges what a child is/isn’t capable of doing at any particular age. None of mine particularly enjoyed being stuck with needles, I would be concerned about any child who was!
I missed the Cal Women’s Basketball Game. but watched first Minnesota overcome Michigan before watching the Cal Men’s win. I will spare you my rant about the lack of coverage and respect for women’s sports.
I managed just a bit of stitching and will provide the roundup tomorrow… I am even going to see if I can sleep past 0200 in the morning!
How many wanted the Janssen? I always though it would be perfect for an unvaccinated adult who wants to quickly get rated at “vaccinated”. They can then come back in a couple of months for a mRNA booster.
In any case, you and all your colleagues deserve far more than a bit of applause for doing this.
Not all that many, mostly it was kids today. And since it is now boosters all around ..