So we're only offering vaccinations to people in various priority groups (based on age, certain chronic illnesses and other risk factors) for now, right?

And then on top of that, "we" (as a country, I guess?) are being careful with the astrazeneca vaccine because of those cases of thrombosis/blood clots and are only offering it to people over 60 where the risk is apparently non-existent.

Except astrazeneca has such a bad reputation right now (particularly with older people) that many people over 60 are refusing it and demanding biontech/pfizer/moderna vaccines instead, so there's not nearly enough of those left (for younger people and in general).

At least that was the situation until about half an hour ago. Some politicians have been pushing for opening up astrazeneca vaccinations for everyone, including people not in any priority groups who'd otherwise have to wait until at least late in the summer to get their first shot (like me! hi!),

and while the health/vaccination commission still advises against it, everyone can now (or will within the next few days) try to get an appointment for a vaccination with astrazeneca.

So i guess I will... do that?

Like I'm technically in the highest-risk group for the blood clotting stuff but the risk is still so miniscule that it doesn't seem to be worth fussing about in light of, well, this whole entire pandemic

(although right now and in the foreseeable future, I only leave the house for groceries and walks with one friend and her dog)

Let's see how long the waiting list is at my doctor's anyway

(the words "waiting list" and "doctor" in one sentence are so bizarre. Pandemics, man.)

my mum, age 68, is just fine after her astrazeneca vaccination weeks ago, and still pouting because "I got vaccinated, and my arm didn't even hurt! I wanted to have something to complain about!"

Omg, Lym!mom

I had the J&J vaccine right before we found out about the clotting and am also in the high risk category

I'm sure she was relieved but she sure has a funny way of showing it XD