Honestly, one of the most poignant things I've seen about the vaccine is how careful the pharmacists are being.

Drug store pharmacists don't normally give a shit, though if you get nice ones, they can be helpful and point you in the direction of over-the-counter stuff that can help. If you've ever gotten a Flu shot, you'll notice it's a pretty simple non-event.

However, all the ones around me are exercising extreme caution with the Covid vaccines they have. I had a family member get turned away from a Covid shot for blood pressure, just because he didn't have doctor's approval for the shot. They really do want to keep careful watch on people who've been injected for 45 minutes. They've talked about stories of more than a few people passing out in only a few minutes.

I'm looking at $15 /hr pharmacists who are exercising and abundance of caution and want to talk to you about your medical history before getting the shot, if you're pregnant, if you plan on becoming pregnant, when was your last shot, all sorts of stuff; while the talking head on the corporate news channel is screaming "Mix & Match!!!". It's fucking unnerving that it seems like the low wage drug clerks are being more responsible than anyone else.

It's like finding there's a burglar in your house and calling Walmart security instead of the police... because the police told you that locked doors are terrorism and no human is illegal.