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Over 100 million doses delivered - a new threshold.

78.6 million have been administered, and the rest are in inventory (mostly reserved for scheduled second shots)

Around the beginning of April, we should crack 100 million people who have had a first dose, and around 100 million fully vaccinated toward the end of April.

Those vaccinated before Biden took office will no doubt be credited by the press, toward Biden’s “100 million in 100 days” goal.

100 million (total) doses (firsts plus seconds) administered in Biden’s first 100 days will be a shoo-in.

But so far, we have not quite been averaging a million first shots per day. That should catch up by the time 100 days after the inauguration rolls around, however.

So there are several ways that they might account for the vaccination program during Biden’s first 100 days, but the easiest possible spin (total doses delivered from the factory, including those under Trump) was just passed today.

BeauBo wrote: “It is going to get gradually easier to get appointments, from here on out.”

I have to complement those managing the distribution here in Madison County Alabama. Currently, none of the pharmacies or walmarts are vaccinating. All the available vaccine has been distributed to Huntsville Hospital. The process is simple, you go to the HH Website where you answer a few questions to determine if you’re eligible. You can’t make your own appointment but if you’re eligible, HH will call you back within a few days and make your appointment. There is only one vaccination facility and it’s well run.

Wife and I applied a couple of weeks ago and were contacted within about three days for an appointment about a week later. Unfortunately, we were snowed out. HH called again about a week later and rescheduled us for last week. Nice thing is this. I registered myself and my wife, when HH called I was able to arrange appointments at the same time and date.

We went to our appointment last Thursday. We walked in, they checked to make sure we had an appointment and were directed to on of about eight tables where we received the vaccine. We had the mandatory 15 minute wait for allergic reaction. In and out in less than 30 minutes. They also made our appointments for the second shot while we were there.

No adverse reactions although I’ve been rather tired. I can’t blame the vaccine for that since I also face lift surgery (on the table for six hours) about two weeks before the vaccine. I suspect the fatigue is a combination of age, the surgery and the vaccine.

The face lift was the result of a weight loss surgery January 2020. I’ve lost eighty pounds and my face looked like a prune.