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Evening America! As I sit here with a scotch in my hand, I am on the Eve of receiving the first of 2 two inoculations of the #COVID19 vaccine. I have some thoughts about this’d #Thread 
Before you think I am using whatever Gov position to get my vaccine, that is not the case. In the state that I live in, I maintain a license that makes me a critical first responder. I have been activated by my state and am currently on standby. If I get that call, I will go.
I have waited and let our critical hospital workers get theirs first.
In January I saw covid coming and began informing my friends and family. Thankfully, they headed my warnings and we prepared. Throughout this I have been thankful for them and their ability to adapt.
In January I saw covid coming and began informing my friends and family. Thankfully, they headed my warnings and we prepared. Throughout this I have been thankful for them and their ability to adapt.
In March or February (God that sounds like 10yrs ago) I informed the world that we would see 200k dead by December. I had based this assessment on a Gov that would function beyond treason trumps holding it back for profit.
The vaccine is not the end all be all answer to this pandemic. Nor is it a shore pass to get a tat and try to pick up local ladies in the port bar. It’s a risk management tool that when used right allows me freedoms of movement I might not otherwise take.
Does this mean I will stop wearing my mask? No. Does it mean I will stop social distancing or avoiding crowded areas? No.
What this vaccine does is allow me a grace. Mentally and physically. If I mess up and find myself in a crowded space or accidentally touch my face...
What this vaccine does is allow me a grace. Mentally and physically. If I mess up and find myself in a crowded space or accidentally touch my face...
... I will likely be ok. More importantly I will have less stress, worry and can mentally stand down some about mistakes
Covid fatigue is real and I have personally had those that I love fall to it and basically give up on a level of personal safety.
Covid fatigue is real and I have personally had those that I love fall to it and basically give up on a level of personal safety.
I am personally fatigued, between running this account, taking care of those around me and managing my own risk, I have been on full alert for a year now.
This vaccine allows me to step back from a level of personnel awareness and relax to a level that is not stressful.
This vaccine allows me to step back from a level of personnel awareness and relax to a level that is not stressful.
I am thankful for this ability to step back and mentally de-escalate my alertness and what I refer to as “Extra”. I do not want to be “Extra” ever. Previous disaster experiences had made me laid back. Laid back to the point that nothing ever became a true threat...
... and yes, part of that is my white privilege, where I live and what I’ve experienced.
I yearn for those times again. I want you to be able to go back to the before time as well. That’s why we all must get the vaccine, wear our mask and still social distance.
I yearn for those times again. I want you to be able to go back to the before time as well. That’s why we all must get the vaccine, wear our mask and still social distance.
Will we have to do this forever? No. Another year? Yes. Is that year with getting the vaccine worth the loved one next to you and the ability to do what you like? Fuck yeah it is!
Thanks for listening.
you all.
Thanks for listening.
you all.
