Vaxes
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us!

January 12, 2021 -- Spectacular logistical triumph by my new employer, San Mateo County Health Department's Coronavirus program: 3000 cars/day processed in drive-through vaccinations. It's been running most of this month and will continue until all San Mateans are immunized. (My photos.)

Ours is the first California county to get such a program into operation (San Diego is #2).

Each occupant briefly rolls down their window, gets the Covid shot, proceeds to 15-minute pause to make sure of no adverse reaction, and done.

The result?
  • We health workers can give care without fear.
  • Teachers can return to their classrooms.
  • People can go back to work.
  • Grandparents can hug their grandchildren.
  • Back to normal? We're getting there!
Sounds simple... not! Logistical challenges include managing signups (online), confirming identities, managing materials (ultra-cold freezers store vaccines), tracking who's received what (the Moderna vaccine, in our case) and when they are to receive the booster (after 4 weeks), the huge facility (San Mateo Event Center), security, traffic direction, and more.

My tiny role (job title: Clinical Nurse Informatics Educator) was IT support. And as a healthcare provider I, too, got the shot. Hurray!


Dan gets the shot.

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