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Collected Item: “Ironic meme”

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Ironic meme

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Meme

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

A friend of mine who is a nurse and cared for people with Covid throughout the pandemic sent this to me after the vaccination was available for 7 months and she was still caring for patients who didn’t believe in the vaccine or who weren’t yet convinced to get it. It speaks to the burnout and frustration on from line workers.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#waitedtoolongforvaccine
The meme actually is so cynical and depressing but I understand how a health care worker, Luke the one who sent it to me, would feel so frustrated by continuing to take care of very sick Covid patients after a vaccine was long available.

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Unknown

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2021-09-31
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