Oh happy day!

To my surprise, I received a message (text and e-mail) from the California Department of Health last week (I had registered back in January on the California My Turn website) that I was eligible to receive my Covid-19 vaccine! I looked on the California statewide website My Turn but couldn't find an appointment (everything full). By coincidence, I got an e-mail a couple of days later from my primary care physician that he had received a new batch of Moderna vaccines and that he had appointments available for established, eligible patients! I checked the website, but no luck at first. However, when I checked again the next day, one slot had opened up, so I jumped on it, and was able to book for March 23!!! Oh happy day! I was so excited and relieved to get my first shot! One more to go (in 4 weeks from now)!

More useful information here: https://covid19.ca.gov/vaccines/ and http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/coronavirus/vaccine/index.htm

Update April 1, 2021: California is expanding the eligibility for Covid-19 vaccination! Beginning Thursday, April 1, all Californians age 50 or older are eligible to receive the vaccine, regardless of their profession or medical history. Starting on Thursday, April 15, all Californians age 16 and older will be eligible for a vaccine. 

I was able to schedule an appointment for Marcus at Keck Hospital of USC, where we have a patient portal account, for April 21. Keck Medicine administers the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (the third vaccine available in the US is the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine, available at most pharmacies (CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid, etc))

Way to go, California!

Happy Birthday, Marcus!

Born in 1974! Sadly, Marcus's birthday today also marked the 1-year anniversary of the Los Angeles schools' closure because of the pandemic. I remember we spent last year's birthday at home, together with the kids, trying to get the hang of being a parent and a teacher, and working at the same time, all at once! One year later, we are still in the same situation, but there is hopefully light at the end of the tunnel! California is going full throttle with its vaccination schedule and we hope to be fully vaccinated by the summer, if not sooner. In the meantime, we continue to keep it fun and celebratory at home! Happy Birthday, Marcus!

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