[UK Daily] It's my turn to get vaccinated

30-05-2021

After getting up this morning, I was busy for a while. I saw Ye Shao excitedly walking out of the room and told me that he had received a notification that he was invited to get a vaccine. He asked me to quickly check if I had also received a notification.

I glanced at my phone and saw that I had just received a message - I was asked to get my first dose of Pfizer vaccine at a nearby vaccination station between 12 and 3 pm today. At 12 o'clock when I saw the message, Young Master Ye urged me to change my clothes and go out immediately. The excitement and anticipation in his words could not be hidden at all.

After driving for 15 minutes, I arrived at the vaccine station. Although there were already many people standing in line outside the gate, I was surprised by how fast the whole process was.

In less than 10 minutes, line up to arrive in front of several medical staff, one to help fill in personal information, one to understand everyone's basic physical condition, one to help confirm the type of vaccine to be vaccinated, and finally sit on a chair to prepare for pick-up. trick. (Ah, no, it's vaccination)

Pull open the sleeves,

Hey, the needle was pulled out, and my first vaccine was injected like this.

No pain.

After the injection, we were arranged to sit and wait for 10 minutes in the adjacent area, so that if there was any physical discomfort, they could give treatment in time.

After the waiting period, each person gets a leaflet about the vaccine (some information about the vaccine's uses and side effects).
In fact, this information should be read before the vaccination. I think it may be to shorten the time required for the whole process, so if you are in good physical condition (no drug allergies or other medical history), we will be vaccinated first, and then we will slowly read the instructions.

Finally, we went home after being told that we would receive a second dose of vaccination within 12 weeks.

On the way home, I asked Ye Shao curiously,
Why is he so excited.

He says,
This means that we are one step closer to "returning to normal".

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To be honest, at the beginning, I was reluctant to accept the vaccine, and it could even be said that I was somewhat repulsive to it.
Because I have read the news and know that there may be side effects:
Some people have cerebral thrombosis, some people have facial paralysis, and some people lose their lives.

One of the side effects of the Pfizer vaccine is facial paralysis.
And I, because I experienced it in middle school (caused by bacterial infection, I will skip it here, and write it if I have a chance)
So it is inevitable that there will be concerns, fears, and fears.

Then there are many, many, many negative thoughts,

Just fear that history will repeat itself.

"Although the chances of these side effects are minimal,
But if you are really unfortunate to get side effects after the injection,
Wouldn't it be a better choice to decide not to inject in the first place? "

This question has been lingering in my mind for a long time.

I had thought that maybe I could avoid the claws of the coronavirus by "be careful with epidemic prevention", but Young Master Ye asked me,

"After that?

When everyone is immune and you are not.

Everyone can run around, you want to stay at home all the time?

Everyone no longer wears a mask when going out, you can take a big mouthful of fresh air, and when hugging your family and friends, you have to wear a mask carefully, avoid the crowd, and worry about getting sick every day?

Click, click, click. .
My "strategy" was cut to shreds by a few of his questions.

Yes, after the injection, at least the disease rate can be effectively reduced and the suffering caused by the disease to a greater extent can be avoided.
(I have seen the patient's description, it is really not ordinary pain, and it may bring sequelae!)

And if you can't enjoy life with peace of mind in the future, and worry about it every day, what's the point, right?
Why don't you just go out and gamble?

that's it,
With that willingness to give up, I was terrified to receive my first vaccine.

I'm still scared, ah, but isn't life like this?

A series of multiple-choice questions,

Big, small, simple, complicated, happy, irritable, some not, and some messy,

We are all constantly making choices, and then waiting for our choices to blossom, bear fruit, and come to fruition.
Sour, sweet, you can tell when you taste it.

Anyway, choose to face it properly.

I just hope that my body will be fine in the future.

I just hope that the epidemic will slowly get better.

(By the way, I can feel the swelling and pain in my arm, it should be fine... 😷)