COVID-19, DELTA, OMICRON etc. etc.

You know I am not remotely an anti vaxxer. I've had the so called full vaccination of one dose last March followed by the booster at the end of June and as of last night both the wife and I are on the Shopper's Drug Mart waitlist for the third shot. Furthermore both our kids have advanced degrees in Biology hence Mom and Dad have been well schooled in the efficacy, safety etc. of vaccines. ........................................................................................................ BUT....holy crap I know that our governments are inherently corrupt. Corrupt as in failing to do the best for the majority of citizens while cheerfully tilting the economic playing field for the purpose of maintaining the status quo i.e. the rich stay rich and or get richer and the middle class shrinks while the poor expand. The system is set up including both police and courts to enforce and maintain the class divisions for the benefit of the wealthy and powerful. I am reminded of the old saying by a well disrespected member of the judiciary namely :"The law in its infinite majesty will treat the rich man stealing a loaf of bread exactly the same as the poor man." That saying of course is NOT accurate. The rich man will be very well represented in court whereas the poor man will at best have a last minute Duty Counsel represent him. Then of course there is the inherent bias in favour of the rich man and against the poor man. A judge making $200,000 per year will simply assume that the poor man is hungry because he is too lazy to work. Not all judges but probably the vast majority. Oh and of course you might also ask yourself how often a rich man needs to steal a loaf of bread. .......................................................................................................................... So back to Covid. I'm on the Shopper's waitlist right now after first trying to book a vaccine appointment through the Region of Waterloo. Thirty-seven minutes waiting on-line only to then be told that there are zero appointments available for Linwood, Wellesley and the Boardwalk clinics for the next two months. Well thank you very much for not telling me that at the start. Also thank you Region of Waterloo for advising me and the public about four weeks ago that as an over 70 year old I was not eligible for the third shot until AFTER six months from my second dose which I'm still not at hence "my" failure in not leaping on the first chance to book. Apparently while I dozed through the early Christmas period that six month ruling was changed. Communications folks really suck. Initially we were told that one vaccine would do the trick. Then we were told that a booster thirty days later was necessary. Then we weere told that no you needed to wait three to four monthe and finally it was moved back to three months. I did all that. Then we suddenly get told this third shot is absolutely necessary. I'm still jumping through these communications/bookings hoops and loops but I am losing patience with the process, missteps and miscommunications. I am also beginning to understand why a significant number of people are saying "Aw screw it. This is all bullsh.t." If a major government skeptic like me can be made to jump through hoops and loops (even for a good reason) then I fear that our governments are going to learn some bad lessons here. Bad lessons for us, the citizens.