As I mentioned in my previous post, the number of Covid 19 cases have been on the rise again since March 2021, and we, like most people, want to get vaccinated. But the health administration is still vaccinating people ages 60 and up. We're 38 and 43, so it looks like we'll have to wait a while. And while I'm certain I'll get the Vaccine at some point, I wasn't so sure about the hubs.
Before I tell you what issues we ran into when registering for the vaccine, let me give you a little backstory for those of you who aren't familiar with my blog. I have dual citizenship, meaning that I am a citizen of both Argentina and the United States. But I spent my entire life in the United States and only moved to Argentina in 2012. So technically, I've only been living among the locals for what will be 9 years this coming June, and I consider myself 100% American. But I'll admit that the Argentine citizenship came in handy as it allowed me to register for my vaccine appointment on this website.
But in order to do that, I had to first create what is known as a CIDI or Ciudadano Digital account here. When my time comes, I will receive a text and an e-mail letting me know what day, time, and location I have to report to for my vaccine. But I'm not expecting this to happen any time soon. In fact, it could be months.
Anyway, after following all of the registration procedures, I went ahead and created a CIDI account for the hubs, who is a permanent resident (not an Argentine citizen) of Argentina. Everything went smoothly during this stage.
But when I went on the other website to register him for the vaccine, I received an error message claiming that his DNI (which is like the social security number in the States) was not on file and I was prompted to fill some information on his behalf like his DNI, phone number and the reason why he wanted the vaccine before they could process the request. Yes! It sounds crazy. I mean, the reason should be obvious. I even stated that in the comment section.
Well, to make a long story short, two months had passed and we had not heard anything back about when he could register for his appointment.
Then on March 30, 2021, I learned that foreigners are required to validate their DNI before they can receive the vaccine. The process was detailed in this article, but we couldn't make heads or tails of it. We did call an 800 number for assistance, but the rep was mean as a snake. And I'll admit that I was worried.
Fortunately, my parents, who also have dual citizenship and retired to Argentina a few years back, have received the first dose and are doing fine while they eagerly await for their appointment for the second dose. But it seemed unfair that I would be next in line to get the vaccine and the hubs couldn't even register for his. Then, we got some good news.
On April 9, 2021, the website finally allowed me to get the hubs in the system and now it's just a matter of waiting for a text, a call or an e-mail for our vaccine appointment.
