Discombobulated - I was reading it was known in the UK that the new strain has been around since September. It seems like the rest of the world is only finding out now. Chile banned flights to and from the UK.

I'm glad your mom will be able to get vaccinated. I am wondering about my parents in the US. They are in their 70s and my mom survived cancer surgery a few years ago, so it sounds like they will be pretty high on the list.

We are waiting on pins and needles to see if our region (or parts of it) gets sent back to full quarantine or not.