My vaccine experience -

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Indiana changed the qualifications to 65+ on Feb 1st. I went to the state vaccine website and waited in line to be transferred to the appointment page. It told me how many people were ahead of me and how long the wait was. For me it was 37 minutes, during which I called people to tell them they could register now. When I was transferred to the appointment page there was a list of all the places I could go and when I clicked on them there was a calendar that told when their first appointment date was. I checked the five places closest to my house, the county fair grounds, which said the middle of March. A clinic that said the beginning of march. Two hospitals that said Feb 22, and, the closest place, a clinic two miles away that had appointments on Feb 12. I got to choose what time I wanted to go and the appointment was made. Then it asked me to pre-register, which was where they asked health questions. It was just a few pages and a few questions. That was it.

I went for the vaccination yesterday and the health department people were set up in the side of the lobby. I gave them my ID, they checked the computer, I sat down and the nurse called my name immediately. I got my shot, my card with my next appointment was filled out by the other nurse while I was being injected. I had to go sit back in the chair for fifteen minutes to make sure I didn't have a reaction and that was it. There were six chairs with people in them and nobody standing around waiting. It was fast, organized, and easy.

After seeing and reading all the news reports of problems everywhere, I was amazed and very happy that it's going so well here.