I get it-you want to know how I’m getting the vaccine, when so many others are still waiting.  so here’s the order in my neighborhood. 

First, my son-in-law  and my daughter – because they are on the medical staff which takes precedent here. 

Then, the old people – like Ezi and me.  Almost all of my Jewish and Arab friends have begun the process.

If you’re too young, you can always hang around the vaccine centers and wait until there are leftovers.  After all, they can’t throw the stuff away if someone doesn’t arrive, so you get to be the depository for what otherwise would be wasted.

If you’re not ready to possibly be disappointed for a few days until this happens, you wait your turn.  Teachers are next – because if the teachers are safe the schools can open up and people can get back to work.  

Then the younger people can start – not yet.  

Two problems.  1.  we are buying vaccines at high speed but it isn’t fast enough.  even though we’re trying very hard and over 1,100,000 have started the process – they have to get a second shot for it to be worth it. 2.  we don’t have enough, so the process is slowing down.

Once we get past immunizing more than half of the almost 9 million people here, we can see our way to begin immunizing the Palestinian population. It is important that it happens as a concerted effort and that it happens soon.  Even if you are a racist you would agree that this is a high priority for all of us.  But I would add that there is no way I can be comfortable if my neighbor is in danger.