What has happened? Not sure really. So busy with mass vaccination campaign and everything else.
Today is something of a watershed. In the activity centre with the not so young ones again and for the first time, decided none of us would put on masks.
We went in and we were not alone. The veil has been cast off! Not a soul to be seen in a mask – man woman or child. Oh, think I just spotted a chap over there…no it is his beard, not a mask. That is the one bad thing about unmasking, we will be able to view those ghastly beards again…….
Meanwhile the vaccination programme appears to be fizzling out somewhat. Last Monday went to work in major, mass vac centre in huge industrial unit which was bitterly, shockingly cold. The NHS people wore orange fleeces and had ipads to check people in with, only there were no …um..people.
A centre which at its height “processed” 2,000 vaccinees per day had just 150 bookings.
Cold, vast, empty, and me feeling superfluous. “Well, you could always sit at the table and do some online learnin’ ” (sic)
Uh, Ok. I find myself talking more and more like Kendal Roy in “Succession” for some odd reason. As in, “What do you think Ken?”
“Uh Ok. Well I guess that would work in my headspace”
That TV series is revolting but compelling. I am also descending into the realms of the foul language used continually and having to curb self.
I note both Brian Cox and Sarah Snook felt they were swearing more having worked on it.
But back to the mass vacc centre. The men controlling the car park twiddling their thumbs in the freezing cold and adjusting their high viz vests. I then became so cold had to ask to go home early, so frozen was I
At the end of the week vaccinating again in huge sports centre gym. Just 2 “pods” I was the only NHS vaccinator present/required.
A good day but again very sparsely attended. Many youngsters brought in by parents after school and one or two others but essentially, the fire seems to have gone out of the campaign.
The naval doctor Lady who came to help us, came up and said one man had been hurried and furtive and she could not quite put her finger on it.
“Looking over his shoulder, giving his details really quickly, sort of hurrying me on”
I told her I had encountered similar once or twice before, always in the young and I suspect they were anti vaxers sneaking off and away to get vaccinated. To have been seen emerging from any vaccination centre with the blue, PHE card would no doubt be seen as a terrible betrayal to the “movement” so it was in and out, quick jab and and hope not to be seen.
Naval doctor girl scratched her head and said she had not thought of that.
Meanwhile driving up the Motorway yesterday in the sun, animal towed on back, we encountered a “freedom convoy” escorted by the police and many families leaning over the motorway bridges and waving country and sometimes Union flags.
Some had makeshift signs on the side of their vans, “My body, my right!”
or “Don’t vaccinate your children!”
We got home late afternoon to find OFT’s car in the car park (as ever…..does that man ever want to go out and do anything? I despair of him and his retirement) and absolutely filthy. With the recent foul weather it has recently become impossible to discern the true colour of this vehicle.
Today the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee commences. She has announced that The Duchess of Cornwall be given the title Queen Consort when Charles ascends to the throne…..future planning. Succession indeed.
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