beginning of end?

 Or maybe just the end of the beginning?

Today I woke up to the news item that the first COVID vaccines have been administered in the UK. Still not approved here, I guess, but they're ready to do that.

But also, I know, realistically, it will be at least June (if then) before I can get vaccinated.

It's going to be a very long time. 

This has the feeling of a historical moment, and yet...like I said, this is probably going to be the longest six or whatever months of my life. Right now I am just hoping that there can be widespread vaccination before fall semester 2021, because I'm not sure I can tolerate many more semesters of this half-online/half-inperson/making sure to mark my seating charts for in person every day because I'm fundamentally a front-line contact tracer/waiting and worrying.

And today I have an eye checkup; I hope it's safe to go but I think I need it. And I need to run to the grocery for my weekly replenishment of fresh food. And I should package up the things that mail out for Christmas. 

there is a "for the time being" feeling to all of this. I am hoping the pandemic is over sooner rather than later.