Now let’s help them.
Note
This is about a few personal, anecdotal experiences and should not substitute medical advice.
If you’re having health concerns of any kind, we urge you to speak to a healthcare professional.
I’ll never forget our last day in the office.
We all gasped in the momenta month seemed like an eternity.
It almost seems funny now, in a twisted kind of way.
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But the trouble with our only way out is, apparently, some peopledon’t want it.
If you’re on the fence about getting the vaccine, don’t take it from me.
Instead, they were on the front lines risking their own safety for ours (and still are).
Courtesy
Thankfully, for healthcare workers, that time has already come.
Ahead, 11 of them share what it means to them to finally be vaccinated.
I finally feel relief for the first time in almost a year.
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“I found out in the middle of the pandemic that I was pregnant with my first child.
The vaccine is offering me hope for a better, safer future.
It’s a way to not only protect myself but to protect my baby given my high risk occupation.
Courtesy
Getting COVID-19 while pregnant can have serious, devastating side effects to me and my child.
I am more likely to end up in the ICU, intubated, or go into preterm labor.
However, the vaccine has not been tested (yet!)
Courtesy
on pregnant patients, so the decision to vaccinate was not one I made lightly.
It truly felt like the light at the end of the tunnel and a sense of relief.
Science to the rescue!
Courtesy
And a true scientific breakthrough in these dire times.
We still have to practice the social distancing measures and wear our masks.
It is not just a personal safeguard or lifesaver, but also an act of kindness towards our society.
Dr_mattnejad
I am scheduled for the second dose next week and am so excited to finally be completely vaccinated.
I cannot urge people enough to get vaccinated.”
“Being vaccinated against Covid-19 was important to me for many reasons.
@doctordaranyc
It’s very encouraging that so many people are optimistic about it and willing to get it.
“My own experience with the vaccine was easyno different than a flu shot.
I had a little arm soreness but no other side effects.
@elyselovemd
I can now finally see my parents and not worry about getting them sick.”
“But this vaccine is hope for us to regain some normalcy at some point.
Its a hope to better protect myself and my family.
@shereenidriss
A chance to be more calm and more together.
I see them looking at the world, and interaction with other people, differently.
Their tiny world views being shaped by worries about exposures and what it means to their grandparents.
Courtesy
They can now both endure COVID PCR testing like champs.They can explain the difference between quarantine and isolation.
“I got the vaccine for myself.
I got the vaccine for my patients.
I got the vaccine for my children.
Everyone needs to make decisions for themselves, but for me, this is a no-brainer.
I had no preference and would have happily received the Moderna vaccine also.
We are beyond the point of ‘going back to normal.’
Many, many people are broken.
Getting vaccinated felt like my first step towards healing.
Each person that gets vaccinated helps to tip the balance from destruction to repair.
But rather: who else did I spread this to… and will THEY be ok?
Stopping a pandemic requires using ALL THE TOOLS we have available to us.
Christian Gauthier, Medical Assistant
“The shot itself did not hurt at all.
It was simply painless.
you’ve got the option to ease discomfort by massaging the area and taking Motrin.
“I absolutely feel safer after getting it.
All in all, my vaccination has been a positive experience and I feel much safer.”
