I dropped out of the study since my veins cannot take the process of drawing blood. I talked to the director of the study and he understood my dropping out, though he was really disappointed.  It turns out I was in the placebo group so I got the first real shot today through the School District where I teach.  I get my 2nd shot on St Paddy's day.  I'll wear green.

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I have an appointment through my town for the first shot in a week, second a few weeks later.
The town actually sent the police out to all over 75 residents, with instructions on how to register. The thinking was that the older would not all have computer skills to register online. 
I will be glad when I am through all the medical stuff for the year. Colonoscopy last week as f/u for surgery a year ago. (All clear and looking great. Four more years to be completely clear) Annual physical today, covid shot next week, tooth being pulled the week after, then regular dental stuff. All accompanied by covid test, x-rays, bloodwork, what have you.  It's always sumthin'!

Still no chance of vaccine. Massachusetts has really messed up on distribution. The governor has apparently decided that Cape Cod doesn't exist.

This should be the last update from me, so I'll summarize a bit.  My group (old folks in Iowa) became eligible February 1.  I got an email January 29 from UIHC (University Hospitals and Clinics, where I get all my medical care) with a link to make an appointment, I had my first dose of Moderna February 3 at a clinic they were running.  They said they had 1,000 doses for vaccinations that day.  They scheduled my second shot for March 3 while I was in the post-vaccination waiting area for the mandatory 15 minutes.  

Just to be clear, UIHC had a sign-up available for people wanting the vaccine who weren't getting their medical care through them.  They said they were making appointments available at random from those signed up, whether they were ongoing patients or not, so I was lucky to be chosen early.

Second shot March 3 at 7:30 AM.  I don't think I've seen so many joyful people in the entire past year. Yesterday evening (March 4) I was feeling a bit chilly and wrapped up in my winter robe, eventually it occurred to me to take my temperature and it was about a degree higher than normal.  Other than that, I had no side effects except a slightly sore arm.  I'm feeling very fortunate, especially since Iowa was near the bottom in how it handled the pandemic.

I'm sorry to hear about all the struggles to get appointments for the vaccine, and how differently it's going depending on where you happen to live.  I hope it's not much longer until there's enough supply for everyone. 

One more week of failure to get my nose in on the state website. Bah