¶Yes. Yes I am.

¶Getting my second COVID booster shot this morning. I’ve got the first appointment of the day, but I could have any time I wanted—every single time slot was available when I scheduled it online last night.

¶At 52, I’ve been eligible for my second booster for some time now. I waited, though, waiting for signs of another surge and hoping to maximize the window during which it gives me elevated antibody levels. A bit of a game, I know, but not entirely without merit. As an immunologist, I bank more on long term memory and the T-cell response, but feel I might as well try to leverage the “sugar high” of an antibody surge.

¶The pharmacist let me leave right after the shot; she made no mention of a waiting period. So, I’m now sitting in my car in the parking lot for a self-imposed fifteen minute watch period.