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Americans hit the road to get vaccinations, giving new meaning to the term covid long-haulers Michele Weldon, The Washington Post April 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The author gets her shot at a CVS Pharmacy in Pekin, Ill.Photo by Michele Weldon for The Washington Post. An earlier version of this report incorrectly spelled Rachael Dziaba s last name. - - - As I headed south on Interstate 55 in central Illinois recently, windshield wipers slap-tapping against a heavy rain, an overhead sign blared a warning in all-caps golden neon letters. Pay Attention, it said, You Never Know What Is Ahead. Fitting, I thought. By driving 169 miles from my home in suburban Chicago to a downstate CVS Pharmacy for my first coronavirus vaccination, I was investing seven hours of a workday to protect myself from what may be ahead. As a 62-year-old with preexisting conditions, I had decided to take a one-day vaccication. ....