Vaccination anxiety: Officials urge people wait their turn
EVERETT — In five weeks, all Washingtonians 16 and older will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines.
The state will follow President Joe Biden’s order to make doses available to all by May 1, state Department of Health officials maintained this week. If supply increases or demand slows in coming weeks, that could happen sooner.
Until then, anxiety over securing a dose continues to rise while more and more people try to jump the line to get vaccinated.
“I think we all have a fair amount of pandemic fatigue and are anxious for parts of our old lives to be back,” state Assistant Secretary of Health Michele Roberts said. “I think we can understand where people are coming from. What I would really say is you’re not the most at risk.”
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Sounds like our governor did a great job to be able to get there so quickly, but considering that we're something like 4th from the bottom in vaccinations, I suspect it's more along the lines of so many people opting out, including healthcare workers.
Honestly, I have a little more patience for those who are anxious to get them and I understand the frustration of having to wait. At least they want to do something about stopping the pandemic, even if it's for selfish reasons. I have no patience at all for the knotheads who refuse to get them and are more than willing to put other people's lives at risk under the guise of "personal freedom." 