Vaccination milestones
Two days ago President Biden gave a speech marking one year since the Coronavirus national emergency was declared. I consider the national vaccination program to be a huge success so far, in that it has just delivered on its promise of administering "100 million doses in 100 days" far ahead of schedule. As of this morning, the CDC COVID data tracker website shows that 101 million doses have been administered. My wife just got her first vaccination shot yesterday, at a pharmacy about 30 minutes away from our home. She is feeling good. I have an appointment to get my first shot next week. I am excited. Getting those appointments did have its minor frustrations. In Washington State, there is a state web site called Find Your Phase that poses a series of questions to determine if you are eligible for a vaccine. Here is one of them. "Are you over 50 years and living with and caring for someone who is not your child (i.e. a grandchild, niece or nephew)?" The web site o