Hawk Gets her Shot
Oct. 23rd, 2021 07:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerAfter writing this morning about how Moderna and J&J Covid-19 vaccines are now approved for booster shots in the US I reminded Hawk to check for appointments to get her booster. When she looked Thursday night it was too soon after the CDC's approval; clinics hadn't updated their systems to provide shots under the new policy yet.
This morning (Saturday morning) appointments were available at CVS, a local pharmacy/drug store chain we've been customers of for years, but they were being snapped up quickly. When I checked availability there were appointments available throughout the day Tuesday at local stores. Ten minutes later, in the span of time it took Hawk to enter her insurance information, those were all gone and the earliest date available was the following Monday. In the time it took her to click to a different store to see if they had anything sooner and click back, Monday was all booked up. She booked for Tuesday— 10 days away!
Hawk checked back on CVS's website throughout the afternoon to see if anything sooner opened up. It seems like CVS was releasing new appointments all day. She traded up to an appointment late next week then again to an appointment Tuesday night— only 3 days away. Finally, as she kept looking late this afternoon she found one just before dinnertime. She booked it, hopped in the car 30 minutes later, and got her shot. Now we're both boosted!
This morning (Saturday morning) appointments were available at CVS, a local pharmacy/drug store chain we've been customers of for years, but they were being snapped up quickly. When I checked availability there were appointments available throughout the day Tuesday at local stores. Ten minutes later, in the span of time it took Hawk to enter her insurance information, those were all gone and the earliest date available was the following Monday. In the time it took her to click to a different store to see if they had anything sooner and click back, Monday was all booked up. She booked for Tuesday— 10 days away!
Hawk checked back on CVS's website throughout the afternoon to see if anything sooner opened up. It seems like CVS was releasing new appointments all day. She traded up to an appointment late next week then again to an appointment Tuesday night— only 3 days away. Finally, as she kept looking late this afternoon she found one just before dinnertime. She booked it, hopped in the car 30 minutes later, and got her shot. Now we're both boosted!
