Today we had an older guy "helping out" my state's "health department" show up in a blue vest asking if we needed any information about the Covid vaccines. I live in a semi-rural area and the guy frankly looked pretty scared. Bless my neighbors, I'm sure some of them ran him right off their property. I'm from the midwest so I have a different philosophy - killing with kindness is always my first move. So, I gave him a big smile and told him that "we'd already handled of all of that." He asked if any of our friends or relatives needed information and we said, "Nope, they all already took care of everything but thank you SO MUCH for coming out and doing the work you do" (we don't want to get on any more lists than we are already on). He thanked us for being "so nice" and left. Mostly he just seemed surprised we didn't kick him off the property.

My husband and I were heartened to see how much push back these people are clearly receiving and also amazed to see how QUICKLY this door to door thing is happening. I thought someone might get to us in 4 months but they got out here almost immediately. They are clearly desperate. This manufactured urgency is reassuring. They must feel their vaccination window is about to evaporate.