Why the Suez Canal ship was like the long journey to a covid shot
That boat that blocked the Suez Canal is a mirror of my life waiting for a vaccine.
Suez Canal
Ship
stuck
Ships that
crossed
earlier
Ship
traffic
jam
Ships that
gave up
waiting
Suez Canal
Ship
stuck
Ships that
crossed
earlier
Ship
traffic
jam
Ships that
gave up
waiting
Suez Canal
Ship
stuck
Ships that
crossed earlier
Ship
traffic
jam
Ships that
gave up
waiting
The same map with better labels:
Vaccination point
People
I envy
People
worse off
than me
Countries
worse off
than ours
Vaccination point
People
I envy
People
worse off
than me
Countries
worse off
than ours
Vaccination point
People
I envy
People
worse off
than me
Countries
worse off
than ours
At a closer look, you can really see my point.
Weight I
gained
Pre-pandemic clothing size
Weight I gained
Pre-pandemic clothing size
Weight I gained
Pre-pandemic clothing size
Another way to put it…
Stuff I bought
online
Stuff I
actually
need
Credit rating
Stuff I bought
online
Stuff I actually
need
Credit rating
Stuff I bought online
Stuff I
actually
need
Credit rating
From above:
Friends
cheering
me up
Friends
cheering
me up
Friends
cheering
me up
I can imagine how it felt when the ship got unstuck.
Vaccine day!
Weee!
Vaccine day!
Weee!
Vaccine day!
Weee!
But the path ahead isn’t always straightforward.
Single-dose
vaccine
Two-dose
vaccines
Single-dose
vaccine
Two-dose
vaccines
Single-dose
vaccine
Two-dose
vaccines
And, for most ships, including mine, there is still a…
… long, slow
path to
normality.
Lucky bastard
Even when the
vaccination line
starts to move…
… a shot somehow
remains elusive for
most of us.
Good
social
distancing
… long, slow
path to
normality.
Lucky bastard
Even when the
vaccination line
starts to move…
… a shot somehow
remains elusive for
most of us.
Good
social
distancing
… long, slow path
to normality.
Lucky bastard
Even when the
vaccination line
starts to move…
… a shot somehow
remains elusive for
most of us.
Good social
distancing
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