I learned on a Royal portable *manual* typewriter. It was probably from the late '40s or early '50s. Man, you needed finger strength for that thing, and bigger hands than I had in middle school. As a result, my typing skills remained quite rudimentary until the computer age made it to me. I went through most of high school writing essays in longhand, but that didn't fly in college.
Cake . . . or death?
(If you know, you know)
Does anyone know about feasibility/legality of getting vaccinated in other counties? My parents ar high risk in Charlotte/Mecklenburg and it's a logistical nightmare. It may be two more months before the can sniff their first vaccine. I do know some folks who have gone to Mitchell/Avery Counties to get their vaccine without any trouble.
Thoughts?
Yes, it is a Statewide program and it is legal to go to any County in NC. That is what I did.
Here's an story on that subject (I'm the guy she interviewed)
https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/ne...d-637129fa0be0
Very fortunate to receive my 1st Pfizer shot this afternoon. Mother in law called at lunch to let me know that the local hospital had 400 shots available no appointment necessary for age 65 and up. Most of our county sites were restricted to 75 and over or first responders. Once I arrived at the site, it took only 14 minutes from getting the form to receiving the shot. All that I have heard have been horror stories about the lack of planning and the misinformation at other sites. This went perfectly. My wife said that the nurses must have planned everything rather than the health department. She is probably correct.
Dukie’s Son-in-Law had a reaction to a flu shot as a child, and “almost died”. This was in the mid 1950’s, and that’s all the info we have. He has never gotten a flu shot since. He’s eligible for a COVID shot as part of group 1b here in Virginia, but is more than hesitant...
Given his history...what would you recommend?
From a 99% lurker, but 100% lover of these boards, and their citizens...
Dukie’s Daughter
The COVID vaccines are made completely differently from the flu vaccines (and particularly from the flu vaccines of the '50s). It sounds like there's a good chance his problem may have been one of two things: either a) he had a quick and severe allergic reaction to the shot itself, meaning the different formulation of this vaccine makes it unlikely that would happen again;or b) he had a "reaction" on a longer time scale, meaning that he wasn't actually reacting to the shot itself, but maybe wasn't protected by it, either, or got sick with something different at coincidentally the same time. If it is option a), they will look out for that when they give the vaccine and treatments are available on site. For option b), well, odds would be strongly against a repeat.
But IANAD, so this speculation is worth exactly what you paid to get it.
^ yeah, I wouldn't act based on something that happened nearly 70 years ago...thus far people are tolerating the vaccines very nicely...
I'd go with whatever his primary healthcare physician recommends. The appropriate response could be very patient-specific.