12 Weeks from now, another vaccination for me.

 Wandered down to the Claremont Showground mass vaccination place, where we were pleased to find that we could park onsite. A security guy made sure we had appointments and we were directed to scan in with the SAFE WA app, handysandytise and sit in orderly rows.

After a while we were asked to have our Medicare cards and photo id ready. We were moved to the front row, and then directed to the desks to be given an interview to check our details, much like at a polling place. After that we were directed to another section of rows and seated at the back.

As the front row of 7 on one side and 7 on the other was ushered in beyond the barrier, each row was moved up. In this way we gradually approached the front. There were bottles of water and a selfie station on offer.

Finally we got to sit on the other side of the barrier and were called into the individual cubicles in turn. A slow puncture, barely felt.

Then we were directed to wait in our seated rows on one side, if we wished to book the second vaccination, and to start our 15 minute wait time now. We could all go to the one person if we wanted to come back for it together.

If it was less than 15 minutes, we could then sit on the other side of the aisle, and we were also offered juices and water.

We booked our next appointment roughly 12 weeks away and it's all sorted.

My arm's quite sore. The other two family members say they're not experiencing any pain.

I am so fortunate that I am in a place where this is free, and so readily available, and it was heartening to see a steady stream of community minded people coming in and moving quietly up in the waiting rows. A few people arrived and were turned away, they looked pretty young and maybe didn't have appointments.

Australians over 50 are now encouraged to get vaccinated, if you're in Western Australia

"Members of the community over 50 should book by phone

If you are a member of the general community, aged over 50, please phone 13 COVID (13 26843) to make a booking. National Cabinet has agreed that people aged 50 and over are vaccinated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, so please book at a clinic that provides the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Please book your second dose while you’re still at the clinic, following your vaccination, otherwise you will need to phone the booking centre again. "

More here: https://www.healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E/Coronavirus/COVID19-vaccine/Online-booking-FAQs