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on repeat

Anticipated vaccination date: 0.7 years / October 2021 Washington has one of the lowest death rates.  Unfortunately, that also implies we have one of the lowest infection rates, which further implies one of the lowest immunity rates.  So, my prediction is that in October 2021 + 30 days for the second dose, only 55% of…

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2021

Anticipated vaccination date: 1.4 years / June 2022 So far, 2021 has sucked. 1.) My uncle died on 1/1. 2.) We are experiencing record Covid deaths, with an excruciatingly slow pace of vaccination. 3.) Saoirse cut her finger due to my negligence.  Blood gushed everywhere, and we almost went to the ER.  (Arranged a babysitter,…

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anticipated vaccination

I’ve decided to start tracking anticipated time to vaccine for my husband and I, based on an expectation that we’d get it when 50% of our state has had it.  This is based on about 30% probably refusing the vaccine plus being ahead of children in line.  Obviously guesswork.  Time to vaccine is based on…

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two more weeks

Two. More. Weeks. A lot of people are saying they’re not surprised by what happened tonight, including my husband.  I guess I must be naïve, because I am not only surprised, I am shocked.  (And horrified.) Those voting against the results of the American election in Pennsylvania were: Senators Josh Hawley of Missouri, Ted Cruz…

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Monday rant #2

What’s a Monday without at least two rants. I’m finding myself becoming increasingly pessimistic about 2021 lately. The new South Africa strain.  In case you haven’t read, scientists think it will be resistant to the vaccine.  It has already spread to the UK, so there is no hope of containment.   Assuming it’s similarly contagious as…