If you’ve been frustrated trying to figure out how, when and where to get the COVID-19 vaccine, you’re not alone.
No wonder it’s confusing. The federal government pays for and allocates the vaccines, while state and local health departments and the private sector — hospitals, clinics and pharmacies — are responsible for determining who’s eligible from day to day, and for actually getting the shots into arms . Those systems don’t seamlessly mesh in the best of times, and can vary a lot from place to place.
Whether you're getting to know a potential partner or just talking to a new friend, sharing too much too soon can make the other person feel uncomfortable or like there's an imbalance in the relationship. So start small.
“Start with telling a funny but embarrassing story that you wouldn't necessarily tell a stranger," advises Mandy Len Catron, author of How to Fall in Love With Anyone. When you open up in a thoughtful, measured way, she says, it invites the other person to do the same.
Even after you succeed in getting your first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, getting the second one to ensure maximum immunity isn’t a slam dunk, some people are finding. Though Pfizer and Moderna are allocating the vaccine in paired doses, some locales haven’t been automatically signing people up for their second appointment at the first. The extreme weather and power outages this week slowed vaccine distribution, too.
Don’t panic if you can’t get your second dose exactly 21 or 28 days after your first. While that is the recommended interval, based on clinical studies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's OK if you go a bit longer -- up to 42 days between doses if necessary.
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