They could change vaccines foreverĪt the end of 15 minutes I got a text message informing me my observational period had expired. mRNA vaccines won't just end the pandemic.Not everyone will get the exact same COVID-19 vaccine.US vaccine rollout off to a rocky start.(Over the next 12 hours I had a bit of a sore throat and some minor fatigue, but was perfectly normal the following morning.) My arm throbbed at the point of injection and I felt a familiar sense of tiredness, but overall I felt pretty good. This differed from the experience after the first shot, when everyone was asked to wait for only five minutes. Some people were asked to wait for 30 minutes instead. He told me not to take any ibuprofen or acetaminophen, but to simply let my immune system react as it will, and to seek medical attention should things turn severe.įrom there, a volunteer ushered me to a chair, gave me a complimentary mask and asked that I wait 15 minutes in case of an immediate allergic reaction. The physician assistant who administered my shot warned of potential flu-like side effects more serious than the soreness and desire to take a nap I felt after the first shot. After receiving my second dose of vaccine, I was told multiple times to avoid alcohol for the rest of the day. Vaccines ready for shipment at a UPS facility.īut back to that middle school gymnasium. It's vaccine coordination work by people like my friend, I believe, that's going to get us back to normal. A day earlier he spent his time off from hospital duties rescuing a person who'd been stuck in the snow for days near the top of a nearby mountain. One of the people helping to manage vaccine distribution for the hospital is a friend and fellow search and rescue volunteer. The hospital's efficient delivery of doses has been rewarded by the State of New Mexico Health Department with larger shipments of the vaccine as the weeks have gone on, Holy Cross CEO Bill Patten said earlier this month. Within about 30 minutes, I made it through the line, got registered, filled out my health questionnaire and got stuck with my second dose of vaccine with no hassle or crowding. That has not been the case with the vaccine rollout, at least in Taos. Things can be a little more laid back here, often at the expense of punctuality and efficiency. People often joke about New Mexico running on its own sense of time. The middle school's gymnasium has been transformed into a facility capable of delivering hundreds of doses of vaccine per day as they become available. The operation has expanded significantly to include teachers, some seniors and essential workers and volunteers who come in contact with the public. As a local search and rescue volunteer, I was invited to get the vaccine with a group of first responders back on New Year's Eve. At that time, mainly health care workers and emergency responders were getting shots. I got my first shot of the Pfizer vaccine three weeks earlier with a far smaller group, of perhaps two dozen, at a much smaller building adjacent to Holy Cross Hospital here in Taos, New Mexico. on a chilly January morning in the Rocky Mountains, I took my place in line outside Taos Middle School with about a hundred others waiting to get the COVID-19 vaccine. For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites.
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