It has been reported that one out of three adult Americans has already had at least one COVID vaccination shot; we seem well on our way toward President Joe Biden’s expressed goal of being able to provide a vaccination to all Americans who want one within, at the latest, the next sixty days. I hope that the Administration is already setting plans, assuming our domestic rollout remains on track, to make our unneeded vaccinations available to citizens of disadvantaged nations as the summer proceeds. Although our international image has taken on more than a bit of tarnish over the last four years, I would venture that these nations, if given the option of receiving vaccines from the United States, China, or Russia, will still instinctively prefer the American option: likely better quality, almost certainly fewer explicit or implied strings attached.
Closer to home, set forth below is a note I received recently from a very close friend of many decades – whose antics our adult children still well recall from their early days — who will only become aware of my intent to enter it here as he reads this post. I am confident he won’t mind; when you read the note, I suspect you will share my confidence : ).
“When I was waiting for my second shot, a young lady (30 – 35) or so was pacing around. I asked her if this was her first shot and if she was nervous. She said yes. I told her not to worry, this was going to be my second shot and it’s no big deal. You just pull down your pants, they give you the shot and you are on your way.
????!!!!! She said WHAT??? She thought you get the shot in your arm! I asked her who told her that? She said she saw it on TV. I told her that they can’t put people getting butt shots on TV plus if they did a lot of people might not get the shot. Then they called her name and I said Good luck.
Do you know she gave me the finger when she got out of the office? How rude!”
I suspect that all that read these pages either have received their vaccinations, or intend to do so when given the opportunity … while of course, keeping their pants on ;). Hopefully, many of our fellow citizens currently expressing reservations will soon resolve to do the same. In the meantime, stay safe.
McCoy's Noise 