jediannie
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Post by jediannie on Apr 1, 2021 15:02:47 GMT
More reading stamps & vaccine cards. Oh, KP. Yeah, these have been done by literally everyone but I'm curious to see what she can do to make the reading stamps different, probably not but hope springs eternal. ![](http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r481/2peasrefugees/Smilies/rofl.gif)
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Post by sleepingbooty on Apr 1, 2021 15:22:53 GMT
I requested the vaccine card back when she had that customer survey, ladies! My bad if you don't like it. I thought it was a marvelous idea to record which vaccine you got and when. So happy she executed the idea... I can't wait to get it (the vaccine AND the card).
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Post by sleepingbooty on Apr 1, 2021 15:24:47 GMT
Congratulations, jediannie! Which extras did you get? I'm just happy they made it right by also reimbursing your costs and getting you some surprises mailed out. Hoping for a smoother delivery next month! @northrigg YAY! I'm just so glad to hear you're all feeling better and are on the mend. Do you know whether you got a variant (and which)?
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Post by hop2 on Apr 1, 2021 15:28:48 GMT
Feeling better today so opened my PP package. My tomato soup ink case got cracked on the top and the side chipped in shipping. As the inkpad was wrapped in plastic and all of the other items were also in plastic and all of them were inside a plastic bag, even though there was ink all over the inside of the bag, nothing was wrecked. The pad is still juicy, so I taped the case, inside and out, and I'm good to go! Figure its not worth complaining about & I'm glad that everything is packaged the way that is. But mostly I am feeling thankful (cross fingers) that we are all on the road to recovery from COVID. I’d ask if they had a suggestion for a replacement cover. How long will it last if it’s cracked? I’m sorry your dealing with that. I don’t think they have figured out their best shipping packaging yet. Like SC my kit comes in a different package every month. Some cardboard envelopes, some boxes, this month a puffy bag. A puffy bag is probably not the most secure package for ink cases. I saw my ‘bag’ and was worried about the contents but my kit was fine. With the state of the bag that was quite a relief
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Post by kiera on Apr 1, 2021 15:30:34 GMT
I requested the vaccine card back when she had that customer survey, ladies! My bad if you don't like it. I thought it was a marvelous idea to record which vaccine you got and when. So happy she executed the idea... I can't wait to get it (the vaccine AND the card). Thank you for this request - I love the vaccine card! I'm looking forward to seeing the whole kit!
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Post by auntmimi on Apr 1, 2021 15:35:57 GMT
The vaccine card is adorable! I can live without another reading stamp set though.
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Post by Skellinton on Apr 1, 2021 15:55:22 GMT
I love the vaccine card too! I don’t mind more book stuff as long as it is not a duplicate of what she has done before.
Seems we can manifest stuff here, what themes or what not would you like to see her do?
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Post by dawnnikol on Apr 1, 2021 15:59:03 GMT
I requested the vaccine card back when she had that customer survey, ladies! My bad if you don't like it. I thought it was a marvelous idea to record which vaccine you got and when. So happy she executed the idea... I can't wait to get it (the vaccine AND the card). ![:love:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/W4b_Om5roEadLiOzGo_l.jpg) I did not post what I wanted because I was flummoxed by the damn link not working. I am ALWAYS for a reading stamp set. The vaccine card is bittersweet.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Apr 1, 2021 16:50:12 GMT
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Post by sleepingbooty on Apr 1, 2021 17:21:52 GMT
Is this an Everyday Explorers stamp? I can’t find hide nor hair of it except in this post on IG. Yes! This stamp set is called Vision Board and was released in early 2019, I believe.
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Post by mich5481 on Apr 1, 2021 17:24:31 GMT
LINK![](https://shop.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61df5331623a6df2dd1b17f3e&id=332dfd6452&e=5dee5c564b) More reading stamps & vaccine cards. Oh, KP. ETA: I could not get the image to show up in this post, but the link seems to work. Take my wallet, why don't you? 😂
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Post by mich5481 on Apr 1, 2021 17:26:48 GMT
Feeling better today so opened my PP package. My tomato soup ink case got cracked on the top and the side chipped in shipping. As the inkpad was wrapped in plastic and all of the other items were also in plastic and all of them were inside a plastic bag, even though there was ink all over the inside of the bag, nothing was wrecked. The pad is still juicy, so I taped the case, inside and out, and I'm good to go! Figure its not worth complaining about & I'm glad that everything is packaged the way that is. But mostly I am feeling thankful (cross fingers) that we are all on the road to recovery from COVID. I’d ask if they had a suggestion for a replacement cover. How long will it last if it’s cracked? I’m sorry your dealing with that. I don’t think they have figured out their best shipping packaging yet. Like SC my kit comes in a different package every month. Some cardboard envelopes, some boxes, this month a puffy bag. A puffy bag is probably not the most secure package for ink cases. I saw my ‘bag’ and was worried about the contents but my kit was fine. With the state of the bag that was quite a relief So weird. My monthly kits, 2 extra stamps, enamel dots, and set of 12 inks were mailed in a 12x12 box.
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Post by peachiceteas on Apr 1, 2021 18:04:45 GMT
I love the vaccine card. Mostly because it just proves how on it KP is. She jumps on current affairs and gets it into her kits in the time in which it's still relevant. I also really appreciated that I could use that vaccine card as it featured vaccine types that we have in the UK (AstraZeneca for example - we don't have 'Johnson and Johnson' or 'Novavax' here), rather than it just being geared towards US vaccines.
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Post by jediannie on Apr 1, 2021 18:12:15 GMT
Congratulations, jediannie! Which extras did you get? I'm just happy they made it right by also reimbursing your costs and getting you some surprises mailed out. Hoping for a smoother delivery next month! I've been frantically trying to schedule a vaccine appointment so sorry I didn't say what I got for the freebies! (no vaccine scheduled yet FYI - in the SF Bay Area it's hard or nearly impossible to find an appointment unless you want to drive to a more "red" area). I got some alphabet stickers from the PinkFresh collection that I wouldn't have ordered but now I'm glad I got them. They're super cute in person.
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Post by cmpeter on Apr 1, 2021 18:14:30 GMT
I’m excited about the vaccine stamp. I just became eligible for the vaccine now the challenge of finding an appt.
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Post by dawnnikol on Apr 1, 2021 20:02:34 GMT
jediannie & cmpeter Not sure if you have been checking this site: www.vaccinespotter.org/ But this is how I was able to snag our appointments. I just bookmarked it and kept checking. I wish you guys lots of luck! You also might want to make sure you have some stuff already done, if you haven't, like registering through Walgreen's so you don't waste time doing that and having a copy of your insurance card (that took me a minute to do and then the appointment was gone) ready to attach.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Apr 1, 2021 20:08:11 GMT
You also might want to make sure you have some stuff already done, if you haven't, like registering through Walgreen's so you don't waste time doing that and having a copy of your insurance card (that took me a minute to do and then the appointment was gone) ready to attach. So, are people in the US getting vaccinated at Walgreen's? Do you need your insurance card to "pay" for the vaccine (how do homeless or non-insured people get the vaccine for free)? (I'm a curious kitten and yes, one day, it'll kill me, I know.)
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Post by jediannie on Apr 1, 2021 20:11:22 GMT
(how do homeless or non-insured people get the vaccine for free)? (I'm a curious kitten and yes, one day, it'll kill me, I know.) In my area, they have walk up clinics for unhoused people and also for those without insurance. At the sports stadiums where they're doing vaccinations, you just sign up on the website, you don't have to show proof of insurance, and you don't have to stay in your city or county to get the vaccine.
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Post by Skellinton on Apr 1, 2021 20:19:51 GMT
You also might want to make sure you have some stuff already done, if you haven't, like registering through Walgreen's so you don't waste time doing that and having a copy of your insurance card (that took me a minute to do and then the appointment was gone) ready to attach. So, are people in the US getting vaccinated at Walgreen's? Do you need your insurance card to "pay" for the vaccine (how do homeless or non-insured people get the vaccine for free)? (I'm a curious kitten and yes, one day, it'll kill me, I know.) The vaccine is free to everyone, they do ask for your insurance because I believe some places are charging an administration type fee. Depends on where you live how you can get the vaccine. In our city most people went to the fairgrounds, I went to a convention center. Now that they are moving on to other categories you can go to local drug stores or grocery stores with pharmacies. How are people getting vaccinated in France? I was incredibly sorry to see you are entering another lock down, but it sounds to me like it won’t be much different for you since you have been leading a responsible existence re the pandemic (no judgement on other aspects of your life! ![:tongue:](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) ) and I don’t imagine the lock down changes much for you. Frankly there are a whole lot of places in the US that need a good lock down themselves. As they said on SNL this week, “we are so close to the end, let’s go ruin it!”
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Post by sleepingbooty on Apr 1, 2021 20:49:56 GMT
How are people getting vaccinated in France? I was incredibly sorry to see you are entering another lock down, but it sounds to me like it won’t be much different for you since you have been leading a responsible existence re the pandemic (no judgement on other aspects of your life! ![:tongue:](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) ) and I don’t imagine the lock down changes much for you. As I don't have children, I'm kind of ok with the lockdown situation. No closed schools issue for me. The government is paying 84% of the salary of parents who can't work or WFH because they're watching their kid(s), no questions asked. 100% of the income if the parent is a minimum wage earner. Essential workers can still bring their children to school, however. I will miss being able to go out freely and catch some sunshine since we have no outside space. That's psychologically difficult, especially with the return of spring and the nice weather. I hate having to fill in that darn paper every time I leave home for groceries or the bank. Hate it with a passion. Loathe. Abhor. We had an overflowing shoe box of those papers by the end of the first lockdown! Vaccination in France has been going slowly due to lack of vaccine doses. We barely got 15% of the AstraZeneca order for early spring filled (not our fault). Moderna has just started producing vaccines in France. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be produced in France starting in April. The Janssen vaccine will be manufactured here come late April/early May. So, our big roll-out is about to begin. Until now, it's been smaller make-shift centres in hospital settings and the likes for the mRNA vaccines. AstraZeneca can be administered easily by pharmacists, nurses, etc. considering its easy refrigeration and transportation. My mother got vaccinated in her region's international vaccination centre which is a permanent governmental agency centre where people travelling internationally can come get vaccinated for all kinds of "exotic" diseases. Since barely anyone is travelling internationally these days, they've reconverted to doing mRNA vaccines. She was vaccinated by the chief doctor of that centre. Small space with just 1 patient or family of patients at the time. She had to wait outside in the street until the previous patient had left before coming in. You take an appointment through the national appointment line (phone or internet) and you are given a date, time and place. The government has people now actively calling people over 75 who still haven't been vaccinated to try and get them an appointment or persuade them to take the appointment. The mayor of Paris has hired people who are on the lookout in the streets for people over a certain age and ask whether they've already been vaccinated. If not, they offer them to come along to a vaccination centre where there are left-over doses at the end of the day. Contrary to the US, we're doing a very strict age and severe comorbidity schedule. In April, teachers will join the ranks of those allowed to get an appointment no matter their age (before, it was only healthcare workers). The vaccine is free. No administrative fee or anything to prove insurance-wise. You just need an appointment. You're given a place, time and number (ah yes, old skool). You're asked to bring your universal healthcare card (the carte vitale) because it allows them to register your vaccination and vaccine received in the universal healthcare system which will eventually give you access to a vaccination passport. It's not required so homeless, undocumented immigrants and others needn't worry. They'll have to struggle through the French bureaucracy (not for the faint of heart) to get a vaccination passport after the fact should they require one. So far, few mass vaccination centres but a significant number of them is coming this month (HUZZAH). There was no need for many of these big centres as we didn't have the amount of vaccines required to use such places until now. These "vaccinodromes" as we call them are either operated by the régions (kind of like states) or the French Army and fireworkers. Disneyland Paris's Newport Bay Club (my favourite hotel at the resort, eep!) has just become one. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) Are allowed to vaccinate in these centres: MDs, retired MDs, nurses, veterinarians and dentists. These centres operate very much like they do in the US from what I can tell. Here's one in Lyon: ![](https://img.lemde.fr/2021/04/01/500/0/6000/3000/1440/720/75/0/e41e34d_210963524-dscf1483.jpg) ![](https://img.lemde.fr/2021/04/01/0/0/6000/4000/1260/0/45/0/dd38745_919456135-dscf1669.jpg) ETA: I'm totally responsible in all aspects of my life, thankyouverymuch... *grimaces like a monkey caught red-handed while stealing bananas* (Ok, I may have had several concussions and brain injuries but I swear it was all accidental! Damn those brick walls popping out of nowhere...) (Also, we have a safe word. ![](http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r481/2peasrefugees/Smilies/giggle.gif) )
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Post by Skellinton on Apr 1, 2021 21:27:45 GMT
How are people getting vaccinated in France? I was incredibly sorry to see you are entering another lock down, but it sounds to me like it won’t be much different for you since you have been leading a responsible existence re the pandemic (no judgement on other aspects of your life! ![:tongue:](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) ) and I don’t imagine the lock down changes much for you. As I don't have children, I'm kind of ok with the lockdown situation. No closed schools issue for me. The government is paying 84% of the salary of parents who can't work or WFH because they're watching their kid(s), no questions asked. 100% of the income if the parent is a minimum wage earner. Essential workers can still bring their children to school, however. I will miss being able to go out freely and catch some sunshine since we have no outside space. That's psychologically difficult, especially with the return of spring and the nice weather. I hate having to fill in that darn paper every time I leave home for groceries or the bank. Hate it with a passion. Loathe. Abhor. We had an overflowing shoe box of those papers by the end of the first lockdown! Vaccination in France has been going slowly due to lack of vaccine doses. We barely got 15% of the AstraZeneca order for early spring filled (not our fault). Moderna has just started producing vaccines in France. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be produced in France starting in April. The Janssen vaccine will be manufactured here come late April/early May. So, our big roll-out is about to begin. Until now, it's been smaller make-shift centres in hospital settings and the likes for the mRNA vaccines. AstraZeneca can be administered easily by pharmacists, nurses, etc. considering its easy refrigeration and transportation. My mother got vaccinated in her region's international vaccination centre which is a permanent governmental agency centre where people travelling internationally can come get vaccinated for all kinds of "exotic" diseases. Since barely anyone is travelling internationally these days, they've reconverted to doing mRNA vaccines. She was vaccinated by the chief doctor of that centre. Small space with just 1 patient or family of patients at the time. She had to wait outside in the street until the previous patient had left before coming in. You take an appointment through the national appointment line (phone or internet) and you are given a date, time and place. The government has people now actively calling people over 75 who still haven't been vaccinated to try and get them an appointment or persuade them to take the appointment. The mayor of Paris has hired people who are on the lookout in the streets for people over a certain age and ask whether they've already been vaccinated. If not, they offer them to come along to a vaccination centre where there are left-over doses at the end of the day. Contrary to the US, we're doing a very strict age and severe comorbidity schedule. In April, teachers will join the ranks of those allowed to get an appointment no matter their age (before, it was only healthcare workers). The vaccine is free. No administrative fee or anything to prove insurance-wise. You just need an appointment. You're given a place, time and number (ah yes, old skool). You're asked to bring your universal healthcare card (the carte vitale) because it allows them to register your vaccination and vaccine received in the universal healthcare system which will eventually give you access to a vaccination passport. It's not required so homeless, undocumented immigrants and others needn't worry. They'll have to struggle through the French bureaucracy (not for the faint of heart) to get a vaccination passport after the fact should they require one. So far, few mass vaccination centres but a significant number of them is coming this month (HUZZAH). There was no need for many of these big centres as we didn't have the amount of vaccines required to use such places until now. These "vaccinodromes" as we call them are either operated by the régions (kind of like states) or the French Army and fireworkers. Disneyland Paris's Newport Bay Club (my favourite hotel at the resort, eep!) has just become one. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) Are allowed to vaccinate in these centres: MDs, retired MDs, nurses, veterinarians and dentists. These centres operate very much like they do in the US from what I can tell. Here's one in Lyon: ![](https://img.lemde.fr/2021/04/01/500/0/6000/3000/1440/720/75/0/e41e34d_210963524-dscf1483.jpg) ![](https://img.lemde.fr/2021/04/01/0/0/6000/4000/1260/0/45/0/dd38745_919456135-dscf1669.jpg) ETA: I'm totally responsible in all aspects of my life, thankyouverymuch... *grimaces like a monkey caught red-handed while stealing bananas* (Ok, I may have had several concussions and brain injuries but I swear it was all accidental! Damn those brick walls popping out of nowhere...) (Also, we have a safe word. ![](http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r481/2peasrefugees/Smilies/giggle.gif) ) I had forgotten you had a lack of outside space, and that your lock downs are actual lock downs compared to what we had here which was basically stay inside and home if you want. If not, just start 6 feet apart, if you feel like it. And maybe wear your mask correctly, if it isn’t too much trouble. I have a family member who escaped to New Zealand when the Orange Menace took office and during their lockdown they had a certain radius from their house they were able to walk around. He has a pup who couldn’t quite figure out why they never went to the beach on their walks, poor guy. It was .2 km out of their radius, so suburban streets it was for Rufus. Also in the US it is just a cluster of who qualifies when and where. I didn’t qualify as a teacher in Washington, but did in Oregon and since I work in Oregon I was able to get my shot. Conversely, my mom qualified in Washington, but not in Oregon. She lives about 10 miles from me, in Oregon. She had to wait a month longer then her twin sister who lives in Washington even though my mom has congestive heart failure and other issues making Covid potentially more severe for her. My MIL has all sorts of health issues and was put at the top of the list for the vaccine due and she couldn’t get the vaccine until just 2 weeks ago because they redirected the majority of the Oregon vaccines to Portland, rather then the boondock city she lives in 4 hours away. I hope you are able to get yours soon, I am sorry it won’t likely be at the Paris Disney hotel though, that would be amazing! I love the idea of people going around accosting people of a certain age asking them to get the vaccine as they saunter down the street. Here at one of the local hospitals at the start of vaccinations they just threw out doses if people canceled appointments. They easily could have sent one employee down to a store near them and rounded people up at the end of the day. Just ridiculous.
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Post by cbscrapper on Apr 1, 2021 21:31:45 GMT
Contrary to the US, we're doing a very strict age and severe comorbidity schedule. In April, teachers will join the ranks of those allowed to get an appointment no matter their age (before, it was only healthcare workers). The vaccine is free. No administrative fee or anything to prove insurance-wise. You just need an appointment. You're given a place, time and number (ah yes, old skool). You're asked to bring your universal healthcare card (the carte vitale) because it allows them to register your vaccination and vaccine received in the universal healthcare system which will eventually give you access to a vaccination passport. Actually, this sounds very similar to how my state in the US is doing it, so not contrary at all except we’re ahead of France’s schedule. We’ve got 3 phases of rollout that they are adhering to fairly strictly. Phase 1a was medical workers. Phase 1b has 3 tiers: Tier 1 was emergency workers, first responders, public health infrastructure. Tier 2 was 65 and older and high-risk individuals. Tier 3 was critical infrastructure, including teachers, utilities, food/ag, transportation and such. Phase 1 have already been vaccinated. My husband is a teacher and gets his second dose Monday. Phase 2, which activated Monday, is homeless and disproportionately affected populations, with an emphasis on minorities, not already covered in Phase 1, plus critical economic sectors and government. Phase 3 starts next week, which is everyone else. Most events have some leftover at the end available for what I call standby, so I was able to get mine a few weeks early. The mass events are set up for the cold storage, so they mostly have Moderna and Pfizer. The regional/rural events and pharmacies have J&J since it only needs to be refrigerated. Most if not all local county health departments are having events. It’s all free. The county health dept is where anyone can typically get various vaccines (like flu shot) for free during normal times, especially those without insurance. I only had to have my ID, but in my paperwork it did ask if I had insurance and whether it was private or employer provided. I think the pharmacies are the ones that might have an administration fee, but I haven’t heard of that actually happening here. I know it varies by state, but right now our supply and availability has increased, especially with J&J coming on. I feel like my state has done a really good job of advertising and rolling it out. And it’s a red state.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 1, 2021 21:56:59 GMT
You also might want to make sure you have some stuff already done, if you haven't, like registering through Walgreen's so you don't waste time doing that and having a copy of your insurance card (that took me a minute to do and then the appointment was gone) ready to attach. So, are people in the US getting vaccinated at Walgreen's? Do you need your insurance card to "pay" for the vaccine (how do homeless or non-insured people get the vaccine for free)? (I'm a curious kitten and yes, one day, it'll kill me, I know.) I did CVS but I had to put my insurance info in when I signed up for the appt but the vaccine is supposed to be free. I have no way to verify that since I do have insurance and I put it in when asked.
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Post by jediannie on Apr 1, 2021 22:10:23 GMT
California just opened it up for everyone 50+ (I just turned 50 in February so I got in under the wire LOL) and anyone 16+ with other comorbidities. April 15 vaccinations will be available for everyone over 16 I believe. I was able to get appointments for my husband and myself so now I can go back to stressing out why I'm not printing out photos and why my Paper Person shipments are always delayed. ![](http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r481/2peasrefugees/Smilies/dancingbanana.gif)
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Post by sleepingbooty on Apr 1, 2021 22:22:09 GMT
I had forgotten you had a lack of outside space, and that your lock downs are actual lock downs compared to what we had here which was basically stay inside and home if you want. If not, just start 6 feet apart, if you feel like it. And maybe wear your mask correctly, if it isn’t too much trouble. Oh, Skelli girl, that's non-lockdown life for us! Lockdown here is hard albeit less severe than the first couple we had. We have a little extra freedom... Mask mandate everywhere outside your home since I-can't-remember-but-I-think-July-2020. I have a family member who escaped to New Zealand when the Orange Menace took office and during their lockdown they had a certain radius from their house they were able to walk around. And that extra freedom is a 10km (6.2 miles) radius whereas before we could only go out to take some fresh air in a 1km (0.6 mile) radius. Still, we need to prove why we're out and where we live and have our little certificate filled in precisely for that day at all times. Parks will be overrun by parents with kids so it's going to be a no-go for us. We are also not allowed to leave our 10km radius with a few exceptions (child custody, medical appointments, professional travel, etc.) and we are not allowed to leave our region (you can't decide to go to your vacation house or stay with family elsewhere all of a sudden). You're stuck in place, period. I love the idea of people going around accosting people of a certain age asking them to get the vaccine as they saunter down the street. Here at one of the local hospitals at the start of vaccinations they just threw out doses if people canceled appointments. That's such a waste and a baffling demonstration of privilege. People around the world are literally dying while desperately waiting for a vaccine. This hurts me to my core. Heck, even Europe is desperate for doses (and still exporting vaccines to other countries, ironically, despite not having enough for our own population and being significantly behind schedule). I have no words. This is borderline criminal considering the gravity of the pandemic. Actually, this sounds very similar to how my state in the US is doing it, so not contrary at all except we’re ahead of France’s schedule. We’ve got 3 phases of rollout that they are adhering to fairly strictly. Phase 1a was medical workers. Phase 1b has 3 tiers: Tier 1 was emergency workers, first responders, public health infrastructure. Tier 2 was 65 and older and high-risk individuals. Tier 3 was critical infrastructure, including teachers, utilities, food/ag, transportation and such. Phase 1 have already been vaccinated. Oh, my bad, I only meant 'strict' as in more restricted categories. Our essential workers are not vaccinated or prioritary. Healthcare workers of all ages have only very recently been allowed to get vaccinated (mostly because there's evidence the vaccine lowers transmission of the virus if you've been infected). It's been a very top-down one-small-category-at-a-time distribution. In December, it was essentially only people with cognitive impairement in longterm medical care units (dementia, Alzheimer's). We don't even have a tier system! It's so restricted you don't need to worry about your turn or which sub-tier you belong to because you're either in the lucky few or completely out. *heavy sigh* I just noticed they split up the under 50 group into three age sections and realised right there and then I'd have to wait until the 30-39 would be eligible. It's gonna be loooooong. Also, if you're considered high risk, you only get access to your vaccine when your age group opens (you become prioritary in your group, not overall). The high risk list for France is very restricted compared to some countries (forget asthma, diabetes, being overweight, etc). These are the high risk conditions considered for prioritary access (within your age group): cancers and haematological diseases; severe chronic kidney disease, dialysis patients; solid organ transplant recipients; haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients ; chronic poly-pathology patients with at least two organ deficiencies; patients suffering from rare diseases at high risk in case of infection; those who have Down syndrome (not subjected to age group restriction). That's it. Everything else is fair game... I feel like my state has done a really good job of advertising and rolling it out. And it’s a red state. Glad for you! It seems like it's a little all over the map for the US depending on where you live.
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Post by mich5481 on Apr 1, 2021 22:26:49 GMT
I just got my second vaccine this afternoon. I didn't have to show my id or insurance card either time.
I got bumped up because I work in higher ed.
I will say the lighting at the facility made my eyes look amazing! 😂
I noticed the reading stamp set mentions something about learning about history not taught in school and anti racist reading, so very different than most book sets.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Apr 1, 2021 22:27:25 GMT
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Post by mom on Apr 1, 2021 22:53:43 GMT
So, are people in the US getting vaccinated at Walgreen's? Do you need your insurance card to "pay" for the vaccine (how do homeless or non-insured people get the vaccine for free)? (I'm a curious kitten and yes, one day, it'll kill me, I know.) I did CVS but I had to put my insurance info in when I signed up for the appt but the vaccine is supposed to be free. I have no way to verify that since I do have insurance and I put it in when asked. No one here asks for name, insurance, nothing. You just walk in and get it. No questions asked.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Apr 1, 2021 22:55:14 GMT
I did CVS but I had to put my insurance info in when I signed up for the appt but the vaccine is supposed to be free. I have no way to verify that since I do have insurance and I put it in when asked. No one here asks for name, insurance, nothing. You just walk in and get it. No questions asked. How do you get your vaccination passport to travel internationally then? You need strong evidence of vaccination for that.
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Post by mom on Apr 1, 2021 22:57:22 GMT
No one here asks for name, insurance, nothing. You just walk in and get it. No questions asked. How do you get your vaccination passport to travel internationally then? You need strong evidence of vaccination for that. They give you a blank card, that you put your name in and they stamp it. Bring it back when you get your second shot. Honestly, it would be so easy to forge one. At no point did anyone ask my name or address. I filled it in myself.
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