Short thread on those waiting or deciding on the COVID Vaccine. I got mine last night, 2:30 AM in #NYC at the @javitscenter. It took an hour from the time I arrived until the time I was vaccinated. It was a professional operation through and through. #CovidVaccine
Proud to see our military in the forefront of the operation, reserves from @USArmy and @usairforce answered the call to assist a professional civilian staff. The JNJ vaccine is the only one administered at night in the Javits center. #CovidVaccine
Getting an appointment in #NYS is purely a function of refreshing a website on a constant basis to look for openings. I had actually had an appt scheduled for later this month, and it would have been for the @pfizer vaccine, requiring a return visit. #CovidVaccine
I did research by asking advice from Dr friends and scouring the Internet about which vaccine was best. I know this is discouraged, but once the oppty presented itself, I thought to research. 3 of the 4 Drs I asked said given the choice, they would wait on @pfizer. #CovidVaccine
The doctor whose advice I took had one criteria for selecting a vaccine - get the first one you can get. The company producing it was irrelevant - all three protected against severe symptoms and death. Figure out a way to get it sooner if you did anything. #CovidVaccine
The JNJ vaccine would protect me up to seven weeks sooner then the others. I kept the appt and trekked into #NYC. Today I am feeling mild effects, but glad to be done and one step closer to returning back to a semblance of normal society.
Lastly, last night was a reminder of how grateful I am to be an American, and for all criticisms against this country, we can mobilize as a people and will, like history shows time and again, come out stronger in the end. #GodBlessAmerica
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