But on a happier note

[offcntr]

After struggling all week to schedule an appointment through the Lane County COVID site, I asked at my pharmacy (BiMart, River Road), how they scheduled appointments. The sympathetic pharmacist explained that they had a link on their website that I should check; they're currently out, but will post as new vaccine becomes available.

So I went home and checked their site, and for good measure, the other two pharmacies in my neighborhood, Walgreens and Fred Meyer. Neither had any slots, but Freddies had an easy link to look for availability at other locations...

So Friday, I'm driving up to Corvallis to get my first Moderna shot.

So relieved.

ETA: Well, I got Pfizer instead of Moderna, but still happy. Second shot is already scheduled for April 23.

Comments

[lydamorehouse]

Yes. This is basically how I had to do it too. I go get my second shot on Saturday.

[sara]

I'm getting mine at a Freddie's on Thursday night!

[offcntr]

I love how easy it was to look for other locations. On the other hand, I made the mistake of checking on my android tablet, so inputting my birth date was a trial. Android defaults to pop-up calendar menu, so I'm staccato tapping the left arrow button, scrolling through months, watching the countdown clock ("Reservation expires in -:-- minutes") and praying I'll get to 1959 before the clock runs out. Put it down to change hands and the damn thing reset, had to start over.

But I made it. Whew!

And it let me schedule the second shot as well.

[james]

Yay vaccine!

[offcntr]

Yay indeed! I'd hoped to get vaccinated before Saturday Market opened. Oh well, I'll have my first shot with hours to spare.