If I’m honest, I didn’t really care to research the COVID-19 vaccines before getting them. Anything to help inch our world back to its usual self, I’d do. I actually was able to get my vaccine earlier than most people my age because I work in food service. My boss emailed everyone and told us when we were eligible, and provided us with a few places to schedule appointments.
My next attempt was through CVS, but they only posted appointment times at 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. every morning. So, yes, for three days in a row, I woke up at both 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. to try schedule an appointment through them, only for the appointments to be fully booked within seconds! It was a very sleepy few days for me, and with no appointment still, I decided I would try to book through UMass, even though my boss’s email said that the appointments through the university only open once a week, Fridays at 4 p.m., and go extremely fast. I was tired of waking up at 3 a.m. with no luck, so I logged onto the UMass scheduling site at 3:30 p.m. on a Friday and kept refreshing the page. For. The. Entire. 30. Minutes. The available slots opened up at 3:57 p.m., not 4, but thankfully I had been refreshing for 27 minutes and booked my appointment! Oh, the feeling of relief and excitement securing a COVID-19 vaccine. If you haven’t experienced this yet, I hope you do soon. Best. Feeling. Ever.
