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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

Last week I received an email with sign-ups for a vaccine and when I went to the websites, there were actually slots! So I signed up. I was feeling a little guilty because although technically I am an "educator" and therefore in group 1C, it's not clear when/if we're going back in person. But the rollout has been so chaotic, everyone said to me "just get the shot." So my husband drove me up to the site, and when they were checking me in, they said "Are you a health care worker?" I said "no, an educator." They said, "Sorry, this is a county site. We're only doing 1A." What a crazy mess. No wonder people are frustrated. So now I have an appointment at a mass vaccination site in March, but I'm going to call first to be sure I'm eligible. Apparently a ton of educators went to the same site I did and we were all turned away. Our county is being really strict with its doses through the county clinics. I'm not sure why. Meanwhile the state is now punishing our county by holding back doses because they're not being distributed fast enough. So now we have to look for statewide or pharmacy sites. Yikes. I'm trying not to stress about it. I'm just staying home as much as I can. Although my husband is back at work in a school and two weeks ago two of his coworkers tested positive and the principal didn't tell the other staff because of privacy. WTF? How is that even allowed? On an up note, we've been "traveling" to India via our airbnb guests from Delhi who have been cooking us wonderful meals. Tomorrow, in exchange, we're making blueberry pancakes and smoothies for them. It's been fun have foreigners here... we chat from a distance and exchange meals. Eases the stress of not being able to go anywhere by eating food from somewhere else!