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Let's talk about COVID-19 vaccination. Have you and/or those you know been vaccinated -- or had difficulty getting vaccinated? If so, talk about that.

<strong> A few weeks ago my grandma got vaccinated, my Mom drove</strong> her to the drive-in vaccination site, and<strong> I tagged along. </strong> The vaccination site was actually the airstrip at Pratt and Whitney! It was right next to Rentschler Field, so we all joked that we were taking Grandma to a football game. Once we got there, the site was packed full of people. There had to he hundreds of cars, and the staff there was a mix of what appeared to be healthcare professionals, DOT people, and members of the U.S Army dressed in camo.<strong> We stopped in a holding area which was pretty muddy, and we listened to instructions on the radio.</strong> There was actually a car that was stuck in the mud in the first area, and needed to be pushed out by the workers. <strong> After waiting for about 30 minutes</strong> in that first area,<strong> we were redirected to another line, which is shown in the photo.</strong> Grandma even had an appointment, but<strong> by the time she got her vaccine and we left, we had been there for over 2 hours.</strong> Being able to talk with Grandma and my Mom made the time go by a bit faster, and Grandma was relieved that we were there to go with her. With the huge wait time and the army men being there,<strong> Operation Warp Speed felt like Operation Slow Speed.</strong>