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Getting Vaccinated at State Fairgrounds

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Getting Vaccinated at State Fairgrounds

Description (Dublin Core)

As the vaccines were getting rolled out in Arizona, we were excited to learn that Arizona State University faculty fit into category 1B, as teachers. When the Arizona Patient Portal opened for 1B appointments on January 11 we dropped by the site at lunchtime, worried that we'd missed our opportunity. As luck would have it there were appointments available on January 15 at State Far Stadium in the wee hours of the morning. We were surprised as we'd heard the rollout of the site had met with difficulties earlier in the morning; we chose the a time just after midnight on the morning of the 15th, rather than at 4am (which seemed just too awkward.)

On the 15th, we were antsy and hoped that the wait would not be too long; we decided to leave a bit early for the stadium, which is an hour drive from our home. As we arrived, we saw the shining portable lights of the vaccination center, just south of the stadium, in a parking lot. We navigated to the entrance and were delighted that nobody appeared to be waiting. Volunteers directed us through an elaborate maze of lanes, and traffic cones. (Many of my friends, in fact, served as volunteers, partly out of civic duty and partly to get the vaccine.) We showed one registrar our appointment slips (from the state website), and he wrote our appointment numbers on the window of my car (in either sharpie or wax pencil). We briefly waited in another line, as two registrars sitting under portable heaters that are so common on chilly winter nights in Arizona (normally you'd encounter them at restaurants.) They checked our identification and entered our names into the system, as well as asked about our health. From there we were directed around more cones into traffic lanes, leading up to where the vaccinations were delivered. Again, after a brief wait, and more checking our registration--confirming our appointment numbers (written on the windows) and names--we entered a tent. Two nurses briefed us on the vaccine and delivered our shots. They directed us to a waiting area, where we were asked to wait 15 minutes in case of an adverse reaction.

And, voila, it was over--in under an hour.

Date (Dublin Core)

January 15, 2021

Creator (Dublin Core)

Mark Tebeau

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Mark Tebeau

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photograph

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English Health & Wellness
English Government State

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vaccination
Arizona
State Farm Stadium
Pfizer
vaccine

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#azhistory
vaccination
Glendale
Arizona
shot

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Healthcare

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Mark Tebeau Biography Sheet

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

02/10/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

02/10/2021
03/03/2021
03/25/2021
06/15/2022

Date Created (Dublin Core)

01/15/2021

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Covid 19
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This item was submitted on February 10, 2021 by Mark Tebeau using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://www.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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