We have been living in a COVID world since the Fall. A large number of us down-sized our Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. The extended family was broken down into smaller units. If we were lucky enough, we did have some live contact, but we Zoomed our way through the holidays. Thankfully, Zoom removed the time cap on family meetings during the two holidays. Nevertheless, there were long stretches of aloneness. Hugs have been hard to come by.

The best Christmas presents for us all were the two vaccines that were released. Finally, it seems that pharmacists and their staff can get the vaccination. Once we get our second dose, the next step will be to begin vaccinating eligible patients, and if the opportunity presents to test for the virus, as well. More vaccine is becoming available and the challenge for distribution will be to vaccinate as many patients as possible. That is, the tightly-controlled planned distribution of the vaccines that is in place must be adapted and decentralized to include as many vaccinators as possible.

As we look toward the Spring we expect to …