I just got one of the above cards. However, my card has my name, information about my first shot on the front, as well as my next appointment date on the rear. Since some of the information may need to be kept private until we have "vaccination passport" apps, I plan to guard this card with my life for now.
When I made my vaccination appointment, the Yonkers site had just opened up for residents outside of the "cities" of Yonkers and Mt. Vernon. New York's vaccination scheduling website still implied that appointments were still limited to residents of the two cities. So I wasn't sure if I was going to be allowed to get my shot there. As a consequence of this, I kept my appointment in South Queens until I was vaccinated.
The Yonkers vaccination site is in a decidedly "low rent" neighborhood. Along North Broadway and Warburton Avenue, it's easy to see the urban blight that is often found in big cities. This site is a short walk from the Phillipse Manor Hall Historic Site, but I wouldn't be comfortable taking that walk - even in daylight. Luckily there was enough parking nearby, and I easily found a parking spot across from the vaccination site. It felt strange driving down one of Yonkers' many hills, seeing the riverfront "high rent" district from a place (in walking distance, without considering hills) whose residents do not have much hope.
Entering the site was easy. All I had to do was show my ID and my appointment confirmation. Of course, when I'm presenting as a female, I have to identify myself as "Gender Nonconforming", so that others realize that I am rightfully using my male identification and paperwork. Several people along the way asked me to show my paperwork, but this wasn't an issue for me. I assumed that people wouldn't hassle me because of my feminine presentation, and I was right. Virtually everyone addressed me as "Ma'am" until I had to show my ID, and even then, they kept addressing me as a female. The only questions I was asked when sitting down for the shot were the important ones: Was this my first shot? Do I have any allergies? Do I understand the risks of this "emergency approved" vaccination? From start to finish, it took me less than 30 minutes - 15 minutes of which were observations for adverse reactions to the shot.
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Recently, ex-presidents Carter, Clinton, Bush #43, and Obama made public service videos to encourage ALL Americans to get vaccinated, making sure that they were all seen getting their shots in public. A noted absence in the ex-presidential public service message ranks was Trump. When he finally spoke up to encourage people to get vaccinated, he waffled - trying to keep the loyalty of the Anti-Vaxers. It sickens me to think that he'd remind people that they can choose NOT to get their arms stuck, when we need to achieve herd immunity quickly. At least, I don't feel that I'm at risk of dying from this virus anymore....
