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thisisthepip · 3 years

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What a week!

Hey,

It’s been awhile, I had a busy past week really. Last September 15 was my mom’s birthday and we had a feast! we ordered food this time because I couldn’t cook as I was feeling under the weather. We tried a new dish, it was baked chicken in béchamel sauce and my goodness was it great! what I like about it most, apart from the tender chicken is the baked baby potatoes.

Anyway, last Saturday (September 11), I was mentioned in my family’s GC and it was because I was among the people to receive the Pfizer covid vaccine (the post was by the LGU), along with my cousins. So I went to the venue with my Kuya and Chi, when we got there we were given numbers, and was asked to wait for it to be called. Then, someone came to us (the same one who gave us our numbers) and asked for our ages because the Doctor that’s administering the shots said that he’s going to inject the vaccine on people who are 23 years old above. And Chi, was only 20 years old. So she just waited for us to be done. Kuya was feeling a bit nervous and was getting restless. I was too, but I didn’t wanna make it too obvious.

We got there at 11 am, I was expecting to be there until late afternoon and we were done at about 2 pm. Our original schedule was at 1 pm. We just went there earlier in hopes of getting our shot earlier haha and we did, but at 11:30 am they had to cut it because it was their lunch break. We resumed at about 1 pm, we waited at the venue because we wanted to be at the front of the line and we were. There were steps, five to be exact, the first one was registration, I was asked of my personal information, second was counseling, I was asked if I am sure if I wanted to get the shot, if I had concerns, or is hesitant. Third was screening, I was asked I had allergies, if I was taking medication for illness or if I had existing illness, fourth, was the vaccination itself, I was kinda nervous of course but I wasn’t really scared of the needle, I was thinking about the side effects haha, after that was the last stage: monitoring, we were asked to stay at a waiting area for 15 minutes just to see if we’d have negative reaction to the vax, then our blood pressure was checked and was asked if we were having negative reactions to the shot. I didnt, then I was advised to take paracetamol once I got home and to stay home for 2 weeks if I can.

When we got home, I kinda felt dizzy and I also felt like my arm was heavy. Then I took at nap at 2 pm and woke up at 6 pm! I didn’t feel too bad but when I woke up the next day that’s when I felt the effects. I felt sore all over, I had a low grade fever, a head ache and kinda lethargic. I felt terrible.

I recovered after 3 days. And I am grateful for being vaccinated, because to be honest not everyone in our town have been, like the vaccine roll out here in the province is so slow man. It’s like the national government has forgotten us and is just giving us leftovers. Now, I dont want to get political here, I am grateful for getting my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine I was told that I will be notified for the schedule of my second vaccine and so I guess I’ll just wait for that. But I am still wearing my facemask (double), observing social distancing and washing my hands as often as I can. I am still washing my groceries as well, better to be safe and to contribute to flattening the curve.

Get vaccinated if you can, for you and for others. Stay safe and take care of yourself!

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