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Vaccine Story
Title (Dublin Core)
Vaccine Story
Description (Dublin Core)
Introduce yourself, where you live, age, and occupation
Randall McNerlin, 73, of Phoenix Arizona. Retired airline pilot.
· How did you feel before getting the vaccine
Physically, I felt find before getting the vaccine, although I was a little concerned about the possible consequences of getting the virus before I could get vaccinated. I had had numerous instances of close contacts with people not wearing masks. I had always worn a mask in public since the early spread of the virus but still felt exposed on occasion.
· You can record the moment you get the vaccine/if you already received it, what do you remember and where were you? The day I got the vaccine, I had received word that there was a walk in line, referred to as aisle four, at the State Farm coliseum. I took my wife and son with me in hopes we could all be vaccinated but we were turned away when I told the admittance guards that I had no appointment. I determined to try again the next day but came alone. I told the guard that I had an appointment but once in line I told the volunteer agents that I was hoping to get in as a stand-by. They offered me the shot and I was very relieved to have started down the path of getting some immunity started.
· What vaccine did you get (if you know) Pfizer
· How did you feel about getting the vaccine? Grateful to science, grateful to the luck of being where one was available and relieved.
· Why did you get the vaccine? I listened to science and logic dictated that the achievement of herd immunity of the public was of paramount importance. I wanted to be part of the solution.
Randall McNerlin, 73, of Phoenix Arizona. Retired airline pilot.
· How did you feel before getting the vaccine
Physically, I felt find before getting the vaccine, although I was a little concerned about the possible consequences of getting the virus before I could get vaccinated. I had had numerous instances of close contacts with people not wearing masks. I had always worn a mask in public since the early spread of the virus but still felt exposed on occasion.
· You can record the moment you get the vaccine/if you already received it, what do you remember and where were you? The day I got the vaccine, I had received word that there was a walk in line, referred to as aisle four, at the State Farm coliseum. I took my wife and son with me in hopes we could all be vaccinated but we were turned away when I told the admittance guards that I had no appointment. I determined to try again the next day but came alone. I told the guard that I had an appointment but once in line I told the volunteer agents that I was hoping to get in as a stand-by. They offered me the shot and I was very relieved to have started down the path of getting some immunity started.
· What vaccine did you get (if you know) Pfizer
· How did you feel about getting the vaccine? Grateful to science, grateful to the luck of being where one was available and relieved.
· Why did you get the vaccine? I listened to science and logic dictated that the achievement of herd immunity of the public was of paramount importance. I wanted to be part of the solution.
Date (Dublin Core)
February 1, 2021
Creator (Dublin Core)
Randall McNerlin
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Britton McNerlin
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HSE
Partner (Dublin Core)
Arizona State University
Type (Dublin Core)
text story
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Healthcare
English
Health & Wellness
English
Science
English
Emotion
English
Social Distance
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
Phoenix
Arizona
Pfizer
senior citizen
grateful
mask
vaccine
vaccinated
immunity
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
HSE
vaccine story
Collection (Dublin Core)
English
Vaccine Stories
English
Over 60
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
2/1/2021
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
2/2/2021
Date Created (Dublin Core)
2/1/2021
This item was submitted on February 1, 2021 by Britton McNerlin using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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