Apr222021, 9:30 am
As many Canadian provinces lower the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine’s eligibility age to include people in their 40s (including people born in 1981 who are turning 40 this year), members of Generation X are making light of the experience with familiar cultural references.
The 41 to 56-year-olds are taking to Twitter to share their frustrations with booking processes (often via pharmacies, not centralized like the Pfizer/Moderna stream) and their joy when they finally secure a shot.
A new hashtag has emerged to chronicle the moment: GenXZeneca.
Toronto City Councillor Josh Matlow incorporated seven references to ’80s and ’90s shows and one song in his tweets encouraging GenXers to get vaccinated.