We happen to have spend the Pandemic in Mexico. The original plan was to travel back to the US, and stay for two years. Life had other plans. As we watched the vaccines come available, Sinovac, AstraV, Sputnik just didn't quite fit the type of protection we sought. In addition to that, when sparse opportunities came for Pfizer, the sense of these vaccines being mishandled, and unlikeliness of our getting a second dose on time or at all, left us unsettled. Therefore, we decided to travel back to the US for our 2 dose vaccine of Pfizer.
A good number of people in the US, don't quite realize just how privileged they are. I was quite shocked at how many vaccine appts were open.
We received our second dose Wednesday... Which involved an in and out one day flight. Grabbed a huge inventory of Dog supplies to bring back to Mexico... As it will take at least 2-4 months till we head home to the East Coast.
I was rather shocked at how we didn't even feel the needle. Not at all. Furthermore the only symptoms were a sore arm that for a day had an ache when being raised, and a few days of fatigue, which seem to be repeating with the second dose.
It took bravery for me to fly. I have ear issues on past flights, but oddly not these two. I also have flight anxiety, and managed to control my thoughts and just plow through. I (as usual) was the person organizing, flight, testing prior to, paperwork, uber, schedule... on and on... husband was the back up. I guess at moments like this I find a certain power kicks in, mostly with my Aspie quirks in full tilt - for how in H would I juggle all this while spending energy on that- yeash! I plow through all stuff... though yeah every now and then I hear my husband in the background saying watch how you speak, or look at people... I said they don't have to understand my voice, I smile, say thanks and tip.
We returned just in time to see on the news, how the top Sinovac researcher died of Covid, and yet a good 50% of expats in Mexico have received Sinovac and walking and partying like they are now free.
Makes me wonder much. I think I shall remain masked, for who needs to help this thing mutate further, even if we are lucky and were asymptomatic.. count me out on that!