from Patrick McKenzie | by Patrick McKenzie

Almost got denied boarding back to Japan due to an IT issue preventing verification of vaccination in California and all I could think was “Oh the potent irony.”

(Fixed by pivoting to Plan B, an in-airport rapid Covid test, which if you are negative obviates the need for proof-of-vaccination.)

Nurse at testing site: “Wait they’re supposed to report all the shots to the state. Those are in a database.” Me: “Freaking databases.” Nurse: “For real.”