OK, so now after a good proportion of
the U.S. rich and powerful are getting vaccinated we up here in
Canaduh are finaly getting a small portion of the shots available (I
note here that its not our Gov fault re supply, could be worse ya
could live in an African country!) but they are being directed to 80+
year olds. Whats with that? I understand the attention given to the
nursing homes due to their terrible lack of attention to spread of
infection but the old folks isolated at home are at minimal risk
….unless they leave home to go ino town to get the friggin shot,
accompanied by their younger care giver who is NOT able to get said
protection! That the folks who have spent months keeping our food on the shelves and other similar 'essential' services running are not at the top of these lists REALLY pisses me off!
Less you think this is a young fellow having a rant be it known that I am past 75, my best buddy is past 80 and has just been offered a shot, for which he must ask his 'caregiver' to take him to nearest clinic and mix with possible infected individuals (not local so far as I can tell). What is wrong with this picture?
For the record, if offered a shot (which I suspect will be at the nearest 'bulk location' I will pass at this point. If and when it is available at my local 'clinic' by my regular NP AND my adult working son is also included in the mix I will consider it.
Update...
It now seems that there are so many Ontarian's over 80 (or more probably their 'caregivers who cannot themselves get a shot) trying to register on line that the system crashed. But dont worry you can always use the telephone line and wait for several hours waiting online for an answer. Only surprise to me was that there were that many fellow seniors over 80 not yet pushing up daisys!
Rant OFF, but mind not changed!
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