Finally, after waiting for months for a phone call from Walker County authorities telling us it was our turn to be vaccinated, it happened yesterday. And we had our first shots today. But neither the phone call nor the vaccinations came from any of the three different sites I had registered with in Walker County.
Two weeks ago our friends Marge and Jim gave us a Covid hotline number in neighboring Catoosa County. I called it, expecting to be told that residents of other counties were not eligible, but instead was told that counties bordering Catoosa were welcome, and that I could expect a call within two weeks giving me a date to be vaccinated. True to their word the call came exactly within two weeks.
The vaccinations are being given on a drive-thru basis in the parking lot of The Colonnade Catoosa County Civic Center. When told of the location I recalled images of colossal lines of cars with people waiting for hours to get their shots in California and other locations, but that wasn't the case here. We were in and out in 20 minutes, not counting the 15 minutes waiting in the parking lot to see if either of us had a reaction.
We've been wearing masks, carrying hand sanitizer and maintaining distance for a year and will continue to do so, but having that first shot and knowing that the second one will give us a degree of protection and a freedom that we didn't have has taken a load off of our minds. I have never been so happy to have a needle in my arm. A big, big thanks to the Catoosa County Health Department!
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