Prickly City by Scott Stantis for February 10, 2021

Hit me with your best shot, fire away.

It was time for his rabies shot.

If he’s not in group 1-A, the county board of health can confiscate the vaccine. (It’s happened!) Who knew bureaucrats could be so dumb?

Today is National Umbrella Day, so Winslow go try to fly. Every one else, you have till August.

You mean like House and Senate Republicans….

Winslow is defying the “We want them infected!” party.

That’s the Party Of Trump in case you were planning to lie about it.

A friend in Charlotte got the first shot last month in an organized, efficient process. I spent 3 hours in a digital melee on an inadequate web site in Texas trying to get it. I felt kind of like she looks. I got an appointment for it today in a nice orderly process the other day. Competence is such a nice thing.

Well he’s a humanoid coyote so who knows if he’s immune or not. Better to play it safe

Pharmacies now offering COVID-19 vaccines: Here’s what you need to know

The effort to immunize more Americans against the coronavirus now includes major retail pharmacy chains.

National drugstore chains CVS Health and Walgreens are among the more than 20 major retailers getting supplies of COVID-19 vaccines from the federal government this week. But getting a shot isn’t as easy as walking through the pharmacy door. Indeed, consumers are being discouraged from flocking to the stores, but rather get in line by making an appointment online or the phone.

The federal program will be implemented in stages, based on available vaccine supplies, with shipments arriving as soon as Thursday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“The federal government is providing 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for the launch of the program,” a CDC spokesman said in an email to CBS MoneyWatch. “We are not able to confirm how many doses will be provided weekly to pharmacy partners during future weeks, but weekly allocations are anticipated to eventually increase as the vaccine supply increases.”

All told, the federal government is partnering with 21 national pharmacy chains and independent networks to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines across the U.S., according to the agency. The pharmacies taking part vary by state, with the CDC offering a state-by-state accounting of which retailers will be getting vaccine doses this week.

In Alabama, for example, Walmart pharmacies will get federal shipments of the vaccine, while in California, CVS and Rite Aid are expected to receive doses. Shipments of the vaccine are going to Hy-Vee and CPESN USA locations in Iowa, and to Albertsons, Costco and Health Mart pharmacies in Washington state.

Look up your state here. ☟ ☟

☞ https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/retail-pharmacy-program/participating-pharmacies.html ☜

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-vaccine-walgreens-cvs-rite-aid-pharmacy-appointment/

Coyote? I always thought he was a Yellow Lab.

Some coyotes are getting vaccinated.

It’s probably his annual rabies vaccination.

Normally, he’s a vacillating coyote.

I think it’s perfectly reasonable for coyotes to get the vaccine before humans. After all, OJ and a 9/11 terrorist got theirs. /s

It’s not the Pfizer vaccine or the Moderna vaccine. Coyotes get the ACME vaccine.

According to the timetable, I’m not even up to get one until August.

The euphemistically named federal killing agency known as Wildlife Services quietly goes after many animals to kill in a multitude of ways including coyotes.

Only the coyotes who can talk.