Americans are rushing to get vaccinated as covid-19 cases spread
The supply of vaccine soon won’t be a constraint
WHAT’S THE most fun to be had in Roscoe, a suburban village in northern Illinois, after dark on Friday? Judging by the happy chatter of those queuing between racks of suntan lotion in a Walgreens chemist last week, nothing beats an appointment for a covid vaccine. They were welcomed by a pair of efficient pharmacists who dashed off paperwork, then gave injections behind a screen on the shop floor. At the evening’s end a vial with a single dose of Moderna vaccine lay unused. To avoid waste, the pharmacist stuck it in your grateful correspondent’s left arm.
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